A novel enzymatic activity of WSTF and its role in tumorigenesis

WSTF 的新酶活性及其在肿瘤发生中的作用

• 批准号: 8279098
• 负责人: zhuo Andrew Xiao
• 金额: $ 24.15万
• 依托单位: YALE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8279098
• 关键词: Chromatin; Chromatin Structure; Collaborations; DNA Damage; Data; Disease; Environment; Epigenetic Process; Event; Future; Genes; Genetic; Genomic Instability; Genomics; Goals; Growth; Histones; Human; Investigation; Knockout Mice; Light; Malignant Neoplasms; Mediating; Mentors; Methodology; Molecular; Mus; Mutation; Oncogenic; Pathway interactions; Phase; Phosphorylation; Phosphotransferases; Play; Positioning Attribute; Protein Tyrosine Kinase; Proteins; Reagent; Regulation; Research; Research Personnel; Role; Staging; T-Lymphocyte; Testing; Time; Tyrosine; Universities; Variant; Williams Syndrome; feeding; interest; irradiation; mouse model; novel; prevent; response; transcription factor; tumor; tumor progression; tumorigenesis

My long term research Interest is to investigate epigenetic mechanisms to suppress tumorigenesis. Recent studies suggest that the DNA damage response (DDR) induced by aberrant proliferation, may be one of the barriers at early stage of tumorigenesis io prevent genomic instability. One hallmark of DDR at early stage of tumorigenesis Is histone I-I2A.X S139 phosphorylation (known as4lH2A.X). This phosphorylation event is well-known for its demarcation of compact chromatin structures formed during DDR induced by DNA damage agents. In keep with these observations, H2A.X deficiency accelerates the tumor progression on a p53 deficient background in mice. Our preliminary studies have identified a new mark phosphorylation on H2A.X, tyrosine 142 and its kinase, WSTF (William-Beuren Syndrome Transcription Factor), a gene frequently deleted In human William-Beuren Syndrome (WS). Our studies have demonstrated that WSTF has an intrinsic tyrosine kinase acfivity via its unconventional kinase domain, which shares no homology with any known kinase fold. Interestingly, our recent data indicate that the WSTF and ATM may form a "feed-forward" loop to regulate DDR induced by DNA damage treatment, including ¿ffl2A.X (8139) phosphorylation. WSTF may also play a critical role in DDR initiated by aberrant proliferation; therefore, it may suppress tumorigenesis by preventing genomic instability. In the mentored phase, I will test if WSTF function is regulated by the ATM/R kinases. A parallel objective in this phase is to develop H2A.X "designer chromatin" in collaboration with Dr. Tom Muir's lab (Rockefeller University). In the independent phase, I will test WSTF function for suppressing tumorigenesis in genetically modified mouse models. The goal ofthe mentored phase (I year) is to develop key methodologies and reagents for the independent phase and beyond. At the same time, I will apply for independent positions. The excellent environment in Drs. Allis and Muir's lab will facilitate my research in the mentored phase and my transition to an independent investigator. The proposed research at the independent phase (3 years) will pave the road to launch my future investigations to Identify novel epigenetic mechanisms to suppress tumorigenesis.

我的长期研究兴趣是研究抑制肿瘤发生的表观遗传机制。最近

项目成果

Rif1 maintains telomere length homeostasis of ESCs by mediating heterochromatin silencing.

• DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.03.004
• 发表时间: 2014-04-14
• 期刊: Developmental cell
• 影响因子: 11.8
• 作者: Dan J;Liu Y;Liu N;Chiourea M;Okuka M;Wu T;Ye X;Mou C;Wang L;Wang L;Yin Y;Yuan J;Zuo B;Wang F;Li Z;Pan X;Yin Z;Chen L;Keefe DL;Gagos S;Xiao A;Liu L
• 通讯作者: Liu L