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Cell-type-specific epigenomic variations associated with BRCA1 mutation in pre-cancer human breast tissues

ABSTRACT: BRCA1 germline mutation carriers are predisposed to breast cancers. Epigenomic regulations have been known to strongly interact with genetic variations and potentially mediate biochemical cascades involved in tumorigenesis. Due to the cell-type specificity of epigenomic features, profiling of individual cell types is critical for understanding the molecular events in various cellular compartments within complex breast tissue. Here we report cell-type specific profiling of genome-wide histone modifications, including H3K27ac and H3K4me3 in basal, luminal progenitor, mature luminal, and stromal cells, extracted from pre-cancer BRCA1 mutation carriers and non-carriers, using a low-input technology. We discover that basal and stromal cells present the most substantial epigenomic differences between mutation carriers and non-carriers while luminal progenitor and mature luminal cells are relatively unchanged with the mutation. Furthermore, the epigenomic changes in basal cells due to BRCA1 mutation appear to facilitate their transformation into luminal progenitor cells. Our findings shed light on the pre-cancer epigenomic dynamics due to BRCA1 mutation and how they may contribute to eventual development of basal-like breast cancer.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE148995 | GEO | 2020/08/25

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Cell-type-specific epigenomic variations associated with BRCA1 mutation in pre-cancer human breast tissues

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