[HTML][HTML] Genome wide mapping of ETV6 binding sites in pre-B leukemic cells

B Neveu, M Caron, K Lagacé, C Richer, D Sinnett - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
B Neveu, M Caron, K Lagacé, C Richer, D Sinnett
Scientific reports, 2018nature.com
Genetic alterations in the transcriptional repressor ETV6 are associated with hematological
malignancies. Notably, the t (12; 21) translocation leading to an ETV6-AML1 fusion gene is
the most common genetic alteration found in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Moreover, most of these patients also lack ETV6 expression, suggesting a tumor suppressor
function. To gain insights on ETV6 DNA-binding specificity and genome wide transcriptional
regulation capacities, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments coupled to …
Abstract
Genetic alterations in the transcriptional repressor ETV6 are associated with hematological malignancies. Notably, the t(12;21) translocation leading to an ETV6-AML1 fusion gene is the most common genetic alteration found in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Moreover, most of these patients also lack ETV6 expression, suggesting a tumor suppressor function. To gain insights on ETV6 DNA-binding specificity and genome wide transcriptional regulation capacities, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments coupled to deep sequencing in a t(12;21)-positive pre-B leukemic cell line. This strategy led to the identification of ETV6-bound regions that were further associated to gene expression. ETV6 binding is mostly cell type-specific as only few regions are shared with other blood cell subtypes. Peaks localization and motif enrichment analyses revealed that this unique binding profile could be associated with the ETV6-AML1 fusion protein specific to the t(12;21) background. This study underscores the complexity of ETV6 binding and uncovers ETV6 transcriptional network in pre-B leukemia cells bearing the recurrent t(12;21) translocation.
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