SOX11 regulates SWI/SNF complex components as member of the adrenergic neuroblastoma core regulatory circuitry

Bieke Decaesteker, Amber Louwagie, Siebe Loontiens, Fanny de Vloed, Sarah-Lee Bekaert, Juliette Roels, Suzanne Vanhauwaert, Sara de Brouwer, Ellen Sanders, Alla Berezovskaya, Geertrui Denecker, Eva D'haene, Stéphane van Haver, Wouter van Loocke, Jo van Dorpe, David Creytens, Nadine van Roy, Tim Pieters, Christophe van Neste, Matthias FischerPieter van Vlierberghe, Stephen S. Roberts, Johannes Schulte, Sara Ek, Rogier Versteeg, Jan Koster, Johan van Nes, Mark Zimmerman, Katleen de Preter, Frank Speleman

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Abstract

The pediatric extra-cranial tumor neuroblastoma displays a low mutational burden while recurrent copy number alterations are present in most high-risk cases. Here, we identify SOX11 as a dependency transcription factor in adrenergic neuroblastoma based on recurrent chromosome 2p focal gains and amplifications, specific expression in the normal sympatho-adrenal lineage and adrenergic neuroblastoma, regulation by multiple adrenergic specific (super-)enhancers and strong dependency on high SOX11 expression in adrenergic neuroblastomas. SOX11 regulated direct targets include genes implicated in epigenetic control, cytoskeleton and neurodevelopment. Most notably, SOX11 controls chromatin regulatory complexes, including 10 SWI/SNF core components among which SMARCC1, SMARCA4/BRG1 and ARID1A. Additionally, the histone deacetylase HDAC2, PRC1 complex component CBX2, chromatin-modifying enzyme KDM1A/LSD1 and pioneer factor c-MYB are regulated by SOX11. Finally, SOX11 is identified as a core transcription factor of the core regulatory circuitry (CRC) in adrenergic high-risk neuroblastoma with a potential role as epigenetic master regulator upstream of the CRC.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1267
Pages (from-to)1267
JournalNature communications
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

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