Transcriptome 3′end organization by PCF11 links alternative polyadenylation to formation and neuronal differentiation of neuroblastoma

Abstract: Diversification at the transcriptome 3′end is an important and evolutionarily conserved layer of gene regulation associated with differentiation and dedifferentiation processes. Here, we identify extensive transcriptome 3′end-alterations in neuroblastoma, a tumour entity with a paucity of recurrent somatic mutations and an unusually high frequency of spontaneous regression. Utilising extensive RNAi-screening we reveal the landscape and drivers of transcriptome 3′end-diversification, discovering PCF11 as critical regulator, directing alternative polyadenylation (APA) of hundreds of transcripts including a differentiation RNA-operon. PCF11 shapes inputs converging on WNT-signalling, and governs cell cycle, proliferation, apoptosis and neurodifferentiation. Postnatal PCF11 down-regulation induces a neurodifferentiation program, and low-level PCF11 in neuroblastoma associates with favourable outcome and spontaneous tumour regression. Our findings document a critical role for APA in tumorigenesis and describe a novel mechanism for cell fate reprogramming in neuroblastoma with potentially important clinical implications. We provide an interactive data repository of transcriptome-wide APA covering > 170 RNAis, and an APA-network map with regulatory hubs

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Nature communications. - 9, 1 (2018) , 5331, ISSN: 2041-1723

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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2019
Urheber
Ogorodnikov, Anton
Levin, Michal
Tattikota, Surendra
Tokalov, Sergey
Hoque, Mainul
Scherzinger, Denise
Marini, Federico
Poetsch, Ansgar
Binder, Harald
Macher-Göppinger, Stephan
Probst, Hans Christian
Tian, Bin
Schäfer, Michael K. E.
Lackner, Karl J.
Westermann, Frank
Danckwardt, Sven

DOI
10.1038/s41467-018-07580-5
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1479637
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