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KRAB zinc finger proteins ZNF587/ZNF417 protect lymphoma cells from replicative stress-induced inflammation

ABSTRACT: The role of Krüppel-associated box zinc finger proteins (KZFPs), the largest family of repressive transcription factors (TFs) of the human genome, in the pathogenesis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma has not been addressed so far. By correlating the expression of KZFPs with patient outcome, we delineated a subset of 18 co-expressed KZFPs associated to poor prognosis, higher copy number alterations (CNA), and the suppression of hallmarks gene sets linked to immune rejection. Among them, the depletion of the ZNF587-ZNF417 pair of TF paralogs drastically impaired the proliferation of both activated B cell (ABC) and germinal center B (GCB) DLBCL cell lines, by triggering replicative stress through the awakening of dormant replication origins and profound alterations of the heterochromatin landscape. ZNF587/417 knockdown profoundly altered the transcriptomic landscape of U2932 (ABC) and OCI-Ly7 (GCB) cells, rewiring gene expression networks associated with good prognosis and upregulating interferon (IFN)/inflammatory-related genes through activation of the cGAS-STING DNA sensing pathway. These cells showed signs of altered immunogenicity with an enhanced MHC class I surface expression and a reshuffling of their immunopeptidome. Our study provides evidence that the ZNF587-ZNF417 paralog pair may promote lymphoma growth, the acquisition of genetic diversity, and its immune evasion by preventing excessive replicative stress. This suggests that these TFs participate in the epigenetic memory of lymphoma cells, thus highlighting the critical role of constitutive heterochromatin in maintaining the identity of poor-prognosis DLBCL.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): B Cell

DISEASE(S): Lymphoma

SUBMITTER: Michal Bassani-Sternberg

LAB HEAD: Michal Bassani-Sternberg

PROVIDER: PXD040500 | Pride | 2024-03-15

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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A Cluster of Evolutionarily Recent KRAB Zinc Finger Proteins Protects Cancer Cells from Replicative Stress-Induced Inflammation.

Martins Filipe F Rosspopoff Olga O Carlevaro-Fita Joana J Forey Romain R Offner Sandra S Planet Evarist E Pulver Cyril C Pak HuiSong H Huber Florian F Michaux Justine J Bassani-Sternberg Michal M Turelli Priscilla P Trono Didier D

Cancer research 20240301 6

Heterochromatin loss and genetic instability enhance cancer progression by favoring clonal diversity, yet uncontrolled replicative stress leads to mitotic catastrophe and inflammatory responses that promote immune rejection. KRAB domain-containing zinc finger proteins (KZFP) contribute to heterochromatin maintenance at transposable elements (TE). Here, we identified an association of upregulation of a cluster of primate-specific KZFPs with poor prognosis, increased copy-number alterations, and c ...[more]

PMID: 38345497

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KRAB zinc finger proteins ZNF587/ZNF417 protect lymphoma cells from replicative stress-induced inflammation

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A Cluster of Evolutionarily Recent KRAB Zinc Finger Proteins Protects Cancer Cells from Replicative Stress-Induced Inflammation.

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