Genome-wide pattern of TCF7L2/TCF4 chromatin occupancy in colorectal cancer cells

P Hatzis, LG van der Flier, MA van Driel… - … and cellular biology, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
P Hatzis, LG van der Flier, MA van Driel, V Guryev, F Nielsen, S Denissov, IJ Nijman
Molecular and cellular biology, 2008Am Soc Microbiol
Wnt signaling activates gene expression through the induced formation of complexes
between DNA-binding T-cell factors (TCFs) and the transcriptional coactivator β-catenin. In
colorectal cancer, activating Wnt pathway mutations transform epithelial cells through the
inappropriate activation of a TCF7L2/TCF4 target gene program. Through a DNA array-
based genome-wide analysis of TCF4 chromatin occupancy, we have identified 6,868 high-
confidence TCF4-binding sites in the LS174T colorectal cancer cell line. Most TCF4-binding …
Abstract
Wnt signaling activates gene expression through the induced formation of complexes between DNA-binding T-cell factors (TCFs) and the transcriptional coactivator β-catenin. In colorectal cancer, activating Wnt pathway mutations transform epithelial cells through the inappropriate activation of a TCF7L2/TCF4 target gene program. Through a DNA array-based genome-wide analysis of TCF4 chromatin occupancy, we have identified 6,868 high-confidence TCF4-binding sites in the LS174T colorectal cancer cell line. Most TCF4-binding sites are located at large distances from transcription start sites, while target genes are frequently “decorated” by multiple binding sites. Motif discovery algorithms define the in vivo-occupied TCF4-binding site as evolutionarily conserved AC/GA/TTCAAAG motifs. The TCF4-binding regions significantly correlate with Wnt-responsive gene expression profiles derived from primary human adenomas and often behave as β-catenin/TCF4-dependent enhancers in transient reporter assays.
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