Epigenomic analyses identify FOXM1 as a key regulator of anti-tumor immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma.


Journal

Cell death & disease
ISSN: 2041-4889
Titre abrégé: Cell Death Dis
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101524092

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
19 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 26 07 2023
accepted: 22 01 2024
revised: 18 01 2024
medline: 20 2 2024
pubmed: 20 2 2024
entrez: 19 2 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Unlike most cancer types, the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has rapidly escalated in the western world over recent decades. Using whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), we identify the transcription factor (TF) FOXM1 as an important epigenetic regulator of EAC. FOXM1 plays a critical role in cellular proliferation and tumor growth in EAC patient-derived organoids and cell line models. We identify ERBB2 as an upstream regulator of the expression and transcriptional activity of FOXM1. Unexpectedly, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) unbiased screen reveals a prominent anti-correlation between FOXM1 and immune response pathways. Indeed, syngeneic mouse models show that FOXM1 inhibits the infiltration of CD8

Identifiants

pubmed: 38373993
doi: 10.1038/s41419-024-06488-x
pii: 10.1038/s41419-024-06488-x
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

152

Subventions

Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : R37CA237022

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Benjamin Ziman (B)

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.

Qian Yang (Q)

Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.

Yueyuan Zheng (Y)

Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.

Megha Sheth (M)

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Chehyun Nam (C)

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Hua Zhao (H)

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Le Zhang (L)

Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.

Boyan Hu (B)

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Neil A Bhowmick (NA)

Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.

Uttam K Sinha (UK)

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. sinha@med.usc.edu.

De-Chen Lin (DC)

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA. dechenli@usc.edu.
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. dechenli@usc.edu.

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