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13. cancer epigentics 2 Flashcards

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how thick is chromatin fibre? and how does this differ from beads on a string?

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30 nm

10 nm

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name the chromatin remodeller that opens up chromatin and what does this require?

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SWI/SNF

this requires ATP to move nucleosomes around

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name the chromatin remodellers than condenses chromatin

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NURD complex

this is also ATP dependent

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what is the catalytic core of SWI/SNF?

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BRM - ATPase

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describe the subunits of SWI/SNF

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many subunits are inter-changeable, giving the complex different specificities - dependent on cells type and how the cell needs to be regulated

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how does SWI/SNF remodel nucleosomes?

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> SWI/SNF binds nucleosome
energy of binding disrupts histone DNA contact
SWI/SNF bound to histone has 5’ to 3’ translocase activity
loop propagation allows complex to slide along DNA
can also lead to ejection of adjacent nucleosome from DNA

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SWI/SNF can open up chromatin to allow TF to bind and promote expression, how can it also repress gene expression?

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opening up chromatin and allowing repressors to bind

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what has GWAS shown in terms of SWI/SNF and cancer?

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lots of SWI/SNF subunits have been implication in cancer e.g. BRM TS

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what type of gene is BRM?

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a tumour suppresser

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what do BRM mutants have?

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defect in G1 checkpoint control - they ignore UV damage and keep dividing, going past checkpoint means cancer will divide faster

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name another subunit of SWI/SNF that is implicated in cancer and what does it do? and what can rescue this cancer prone phenotype?

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SNF5 is a tumour suppresser that represses cyclin D expression to allow for correct levels of G1 to S phase transition
>KO cyclin D

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SNF/SWI regulates lots of pathways that are implicated in cancer. when certain subunits are mutated (inactivating mutations) what might this lead to? (3)

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  • promotes cell migration
  • inhibits RB pathway
  • promote proliferation
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name the 2 core subunits of NurD

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  1. chromodomain helicase DNA binding proteins 3 and 4 (CHD3 and CHD4)
  2. HDAC1 and HDAC2
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which subunit of NurD catalyses ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling?

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CHD3 and CHD4

>provides energy to remodel chromatin by displacement of histones of histone sliding

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what do HDAC1 and HDAC2 do in NurD?

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they mediate the deacetylation of proteins such as TFs and other proteins

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name another subunit in the NurD comples

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MBD - methyl binding domain - proteins for recruitment of methylated DNA

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how is the Nurd complex recruited to DNA?

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transcription factors and methylated DNA

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what does Nurd complex do to TF that its recruited by? and how is this implicated in cancer?

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PTM modifys them to modulate downstream activities

>oncogenes can recruit Nurd to supress transcription of TS

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what can the NurD complex deacetlyate and what implications does this have?

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p53 inactivation - cell resistant to arrest and apoptosis

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when NurD complex contains MBD what can it do?

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bind hypermethyalted promoter of TS and mediate transcriptional silencing

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what subunit of the Nurd complex is associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition?

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MTA - metastatic associated protein
promotes metastasis when over expressed
- this can function independent of the Nurd complex when activated by myc

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what are also involved in epigenetic changes?

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non-coding RNAs

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what are the two classes of non-coding RNAs?

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miRNA and lncRNA

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describe miRNA

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20-24nc

generated by Drosha and dicer complex

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how do miRNA function

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target mRNA for degradation or inhibit translation

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describe lncRNA

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> 200bp up to 100kbp

27
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how do lncRNA function

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many different models of function 
>chromatin remodelling 
>transcriptional co-activation and co-repression 
>protein inhibition 
>splicing regulation
28
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when the sequenced the genome and didn’t find that many genes they suggested lots of DNA is junk DNA - and many non coding RNAs are just transcriptional slop. what was controversially suggested in 2000?

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non-coding RNAs interact with each other, mRNA, DNA and proteins to form networks that can regulate gene activity with almost infinite potential complexity - lncRNAs could impact on the genome activity and provide diversity

29
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what was the nobel prize for in 2006

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RNA interference – gene silencing by double-stranded RNA’ i.e. miRNA

30
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what is now well excepted by the year 2014?

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  • miRNA are everywhere and regulate just about everything

- lncRNA are appearing to have a diverse array of functions - interact with other RNA, proteins and DNA

31
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where are many cancer related SNPs seen in cancer? and what does this suggest?

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non-coding regions of the genome (intergenic or intronic) and only a small number are found in coding regions

  • either in regulatory regions or non-coding RNA
  • non coding RNA have important role
32
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describe how miRNA are produced

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> pre-miRNA transcript is expressed in nucleus
Drosha cuts to 70nc
pre-miRNA exported from the nucleus
dicer cuts the pre-miRNA up into 20-24bp
miRNA RISC complex either binds DNA and prevents translation
or the mRNA that miRNA binds is exactly complementary then then the mRNA is cleaved

33
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what have miRNAs been implicated in?

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tumour survival and metastasis - groups of miRNA involved in migration and invasion, involved in angiogenesis, proliferation and involved in apoptosis
>can act as oncogenes or TS

34
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give one example of an miRNA and how it is implicated in cancer

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miR-21

affects pathways in cells survival and metastasis - inhibits aspects of tumourigenesis

35
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what uses miRNA to repress genes and what sort of genes are repressed?

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p53 produces miRNA that repress genes and give an anti-proliferative effect

36
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is p53 itself is the target of multiple miRNAs?

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yes, this reduces the p53 response

some of these miRNAs might be upregulated in cancer to reduce the p53 response

37
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how is miRNA a unique candidate for targeting therapeutically?

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> they can simultaneously affect multiple molecules in the same pathway
could use miRNA to target and reduce multiple transcripts in tumour
one problem would be getting these miRNA into cells e.g. miR-21 inhibits some aspects of tumourigenesis

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name another type of non coding RNA that is implicated in cancer? and what can this do? how might these have a therapeutic affect?

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circular RNA 
>can act as miRNA sponge
>can act as miRNA buffer
>can act as miRNA reservoir 
- preventing these from forming may have a therapeutic effect
39
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name a lncRNA associated with cancer

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ANRIL

40
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describe ANRIL

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100kb

polymorphisms associated with it - associated with breast and prostate cancer

41
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what are lncRNA often associated with? and what can this lead to?

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they form specific secondary structure to interact with chromatin remodelling complexes and are recruited to specific sites in the genome
>this can lead to activation or repression

42
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HOTAIR is an oncogenic lncRNA, describe it and where is this found in increased levels?

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recruits PCR2 (part of polycomb) to specific gene promoters
>resulting in methylation of H3K17
>breast cancer - promotes metastasis

43
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describe where a lncRNA is expressed antisense of its target gene

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lncRNA transcribed antisense of the p21

binds protein and mediates epigenetic silencing of p21 through histone methylation

44
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what is ANRIL transcribe antisense of?

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ARF and p16

45
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how does ANRIL silence genes?

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binds component of PRC1 complex and silences locus

46
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what affect does ANRIL have? (3)

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increases G1/S transition
increases ribosomal biogenesis
decreases level of p53

47
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describe a TS lncRNA

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> DNA damage induces expression of lncRNA from the 5’ of the cyclin D1 gene
this interacts with a protein and allows it to bind cyclin D promoter
blocks promoters and HAT activity

48
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what are sORF proteins?

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small open reading frame proteins
>highly prevalent and may have many important regulatory processes
>bind proteins to cause degradation, cleavage and alter function

49
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where might sORF proteins be encoded?

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encoded by what were thought to be lcRNAs, and embedded in protein coding genes

50
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what has been identified that binds to the tumour suppresser BRAC1 ?

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a sORF

51
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why could sORFs have the potential to be very efficient therapeutic molecules ? (3)

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they are very stable
easy to make
easy to get in cells

52
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what allows lncRNA to interact with proteins and complexes?

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their secondary structure

53
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what is the oncogenic function of lncRNAs

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recruiting repressive complexes to tumour suppresser genes (e.g. polycomb)

54
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what is the TS function of lncRNAs

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the recruitment of proteins that inhibit the repression complex at a TS gene

55
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when might some lncRNA and miRNA have obvious phenotypes?

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when the system is perturbed i.e. can be KO in normal conditions but they might be necessary in a disease state

56
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give example of when lncRNA were though to be homozygous viable

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> people found lncRNAs in the brains of mice
mice moved past ambulance and were paralysed
the buffering system in the brain went wrong in some of the neurones and some of the mice were paralysed

57
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there is a lot of cross talk between of these different mechanisms of activation and repression of gene expression, what happens when one is petered?

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this will have a knock on affect on others

58
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what does DNA methylation of cytosine recruit?

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Nurd complex

HDAC

59
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what can PCR2 recruit?

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DMHTs to methylate DNA

60
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what can bind and recruit the polycomb complex?

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lncRNA

61
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what do acetylated histones recruit?

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SNF/SWI - can remodel the chromatin

62
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what can bind and recruit methyl transferases?

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lncRNAs

63
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what is a promising avenue of therapy?

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targeting epigenetic mechanism

>drugs that inhibits HDACs, HDMs and DNMTs are already in clinical development

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what will understanding more about these mechanisms allow us to do?

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tailor therapeutics around them

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