Altered patterns of hydroxymethylation regulate oncogenic pathways in pancreatic cancer

ABSTRACT: Transcriptional deregulation of oncogenic pathways is a hallmark of cancer, and can be due to epigenetic alterations. 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is a recently discovered epigenetic modification that has not been studied in pancreatic cancer. Genome-wide analysis of 5-hmC enriched loci was conducted in low-passage pancreatic cancer cell lines and primary patient-derived xenografts and revealed strikingly altered patterns in neoplastic tissues. Differentially hydroxymethylated regions preferentially affected regulatory regions of the genome, specifically overlapping with H3K4me1 enhancers. Gain of 5-hmC was correlated with upregulation of the cognate transcripts, including many oncogenic pathways implicated in pancreatic neoplasia. Specifically, BRD4 was overexpressed and acquired 5hmC at enhan

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Yiting Yu 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-71839 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress