Deregulation of the Ras-Erk Signaling Axis Modulates the Enhancer Landscape
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Behnam Nabet
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-64195 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Deregulation of the Ras-Erk Signaling Axis Modulates the Enhancer Landscape.
Nabet Behnam B Ó Broin Pilib P Reyes Jaime M JM Shieh Kevin K Lin Charles Y CY Will Christine M CM Popovic Relja R Ezponda Teresa T Bradner James E JE Golden Aaron A AA Licht Jonathan D JD
Cell reports 20150813 8
Unrestrained receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling and epigenetic deregulation are root causes of tumorigenesis. We establish linkage between these processes by demonstrating that aberrant RTK signaling unleashed by oncogenic HRas(G12V) or loss of negative feedback through Sprouty gene deletion remodels histone modifications associated with active typical and super-enhancers. However, although both lesions disrupt the Ras-Erk axis, the expression programs, enhancer signatures, and transcripti ...[more]
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