KAT5 regulates neurodevelopmental states associated with G0-like populations in glioblastoma

Summary In solid tumors, G0-like states are likely critical for maintaining developmental hierarchies and cellular heterogeneity and promoting tumor growth/recurrence, yet little is known about tumor G0 states or regulation of their ingress/egress. To discover G0-like states and their regulators for glioblastoma (GBM), we analyzed G0 populations in an orthotopic model of GBM using single cell RNA-seq and performed a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screen in patient-derived GBM stem-like cells (GSCs) for genes that trap cells in G0 when inhibited. We identify the protein acetyltransferase KAT5 as a key regulator of transcriptional, epigenetic, and proliferative heterogeneity impacting transitions into G0-like states. KAT5 activity suppresses the emergence of non-dividing subpopulations with oligodendrocyte progenitor and radial glial cell characteristics bothin vitroand in a human GSC brain tumor model. In primary gliomas, KAT5 activity is dynamic with KAT5lowtumor cells displaying quiescent properties, while KAT5 activity overall increases from low to high grade tumors and is associated with worse patient outcomes..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 19. Nov. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mihalas, Anca B. [VerfasserIn]
Arora, Sonali [VerfasserIn]
O’Connor, Samantha A. [VerfasserIn]
Feldman, Heather M. [VerfasserIn]
Cucinotta, Christine E. [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Bassett, John [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dayoung [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Kang [VerfasserIn]
Hoellerbauer, Pia [VerfasserIn]
Delegard, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Ling, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Jenkins, Wesley [VerfasserIn]
Kufeld, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Corrin, Philip [VerfasserIn]
Carter, Lucas [VerfasserIn]
Tsukiyama, Toshio [VerfasserIn]
Aronow, Bruce [VerfasserIn]
Plaisier, Christopher L. [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Anoop P. [VerfasserIn]
Paddison, Patrick J. [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2022.03.17.484768

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XBI035534761