Abstract
Cellular senescence is a stable proliferation arrest that suppresses tumorigenesis. Cell senescence and associated tumor suppression depend on control of chromatin. Chromatin is dynamically controlled, and its imbalance can promote cancer, as evidenced by recurrent mutations and dysregulation in cancer of H3.3, a histone variant enriched at dynamic chromatin regulatory sites. Hence, it is important to understand the impact of dynamic chromatin control on tumor suppression. We show that non-proliferating tumor suppressive senescent cells express and incorporate histone H3.3 and normally "replication-dependent" histones into a non-canonical, H4K16ac-decorated, dynamic chromatin landscape. A key regulator of this landscape, histone chaperone HIRA, is required for suppression of oncogene-induced neoplasia in vivo. These results indicate a role for a non-canonical, dynamic chromatin landscape in tumor suppression.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2014 |
Event | Epigenetics & Chromatin CSHL 2014: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Epigenetics & Chromatin - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, United States Duration: 9 Sept 2014 → 13 Sept 2014 http://epigenie.com/conferences/epigenetics-chromatin-cshl-2014/ (Notice of meeting) |
Conference
Conference | Epigenetics & Chromatin CSHL 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Cold Spring Harbor |
Period | 9/09/14 → 13/09/14 |
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