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Phase separation of phospho-HDAC6 drives aberrant chromatin architecture in triple-negative breast cancer.

Bing LuRu QiuJiatian WeiLi WangQinkai ZhangMingsen LiXiudan ZhanJian ChenI-Yun HsiehCiqiu YangJing ZhangZicheng SunYifan ZhuTao JiangHan ZhuJie LiWei Zhao
Published in: Nature cancer (2024)
How dysregulated liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) contributes to the oncogenesis of female triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains unknown. Here we demonstrate that phosphorylated histone deacetylase 6 (phospho-HDAC6) forms LLPS condensates in the nuclei of TNBC cells that are essential for establishing aberrant chromatin architecture. The disordered N-terminal domain and phosphorylated residue of HDAC6 facilitate effective LLPS, whereas nuclear export regions exert a negative dominant effect. Through phase-separation-based screening, we identified Nexturastat A as a specific disruptor of phospho-HDAC6 condensates, which effectively suppresses tumor growth. Mechanistically, importin-β interacts with phospho-HDAC6, promoting its translocation to the nucleus, where 14-3-3θ mediates the condensate formation. Disruption of phospho-HDAC6 LLPS re-established chromatin compartments and topologically associating domain boundaries, leading to disturbed chromatin loops. The phospho-HDAC6-induced aberrant chromatin architecture affects chromatin accessibility, histone acetylation, RNA polymerase II elongation and transcriptional profiles in TNBC. This study demonstrates phospho-HDAC6 LLPS as an emerging mechanism underlying the dysregulation of chromatin architecture in TNBC.
Keyphrases
  • histone deacetylase
  • gene expression
  • transcription factor
  • dna damage
  • genome wide
  • dna methylation
  • induced apoptosis
  • cell proliferation
  • cell death
  • endothelial cells
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • pi k akt