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  • Diverse AR-V7 cistromes in ...
    Chen, Zhong; Wu, Dayong; Thomas-Ahner, Jennifer M.; Lu, Changxue; Zhao, Pei; Zhang, Qingfu; Geraghty, Connor; Yan, Pearlly S.; Hankey, William; Sunkel, Benjamin; Cheng, Xiaolong; Antonarakis, Emmanuel S.; Wang, Qi-En; Liu, Zhihua; Huang, Tim H.-M.; Jin, Victor X.; Clinton, Steven K.; Luo, Jun; Huang, Jiaoti; Wang, Qianben

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 06/2018, Letnik: 115, Številka: 26
    Journal Article

    The constitutively active androgen receptor (AR) splice variant 7 (AR-V7) plays an important role in the progression of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Although biomarker studies established the role of AR-V7 in resistance to AR-targeting therapies, how AR-V7 mediates genomic functions in CRPC remains largely unknown. Using a ChIP-exo approach, we show AR-V7 binds to distinct genomic regions and recognizes a full-length androgen-responsive element in CRPC cells and patient tissues. Remarkably, we find dramatic differences in AR-V7 cistromes across diverse CRPC cells and patient tissues, regulating different target gene sets involved in CRPC progression. Surprisingly, we discover that HoxB13 is universally required for and colocalizes with AR-V7 binding to open chromatin across CRPC genomes. HoxB13 pioneers AR-V7 binding through direct physical interaction, and collaborates with AR-V7 to up-regulate target oncogenes. Transcriptional coregulation by HoxB13 and AR-V7 was further supported by their coexpression in tumors and circulating tumor cells from CRPC patients. Importantly, HoxB13 silencing significantly decreases CRPC growth through inhibition of AR-V7 oncogenic function. These results identify HoxB13 as a pivotal upstream regulator of AR-V7–driven transcriptomes that are often cell context-dependent in CRPC, suggesting that HoxB13 may serve as a therapeutic target for AR-V7–driven prostate tumors.