@article{efd741080367483baf3608b4e3a8509e,
title = "An oncogenic MYB feedback loop drives alternate cell fates in adenoid cystic carcinoma",
abstract = "Translocation events are frequent in cancer and may create chimeric fusions or 'regulatory rearrangements' that drive oncogene overexpression. Here we identify super-enhancer translocations that drive overexpression of the oncogenic transcription factor MYB as a recurrent theme in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). Whole-genome sequencing data and chromatin maps highlight distinct chromosomal rearrangements that juxtapose super-enhancers to the MYB locus. Chromosome conformation capture confirms that the translocated enhancers interact with the MYB promoter. Remarkably, MYB protein binds to the translocated enhancers, creating a positive feedback loop that sustains its expression. MYB also binds enhancers that drive different regulatory programs in alternate cell lineages in ACC, cooperating with TP63 in myoepithelial cells and a Notch program in luminal epithelial cells. Bromodomain inhibitors slow tumor growth in ACC primagraft models in vivo. Thus, our study identifies super-enhancer translocations that drive MYB expression and provides insight into downstream MYB functions in alternate ACC lineages.",
author = "Yotam Drier and Cotton, {Matthew J.} and Williamson, {Kaylyn E.} and Gillespie, {Shawn M.} and Ryan, {Russell J.H.} and Kluk, {Michael J.} and Carey, {Christopher D.} and Rodig, {Scott J.} and Sholl, {Lynette M.} and Afrogheh, {Amir H.} and Faquin, {William C.} and Lurdes Queimado and Jun Qi and Wick, {Michael J.} and El-Naggar, {Adel K.} and Bradner, {James E.} and Moskaluk, {Christopher A.} and Aster, {Jon C.} and Birgit Knoechel and Bernstein, {Bradley E.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank M. Rivera, N. Riggi, S. Puram, P. van Galen, J. Lohr and J. Kaufman for helpful discussions and critical comments on the manuscript; J. Voisine, R. Isenhart, R. Issner, H. Whitton, A. Spooner, M. Uziel, C. Epstein and N. Shoresh for technical assistance; T. Chan and V. Makarov for help with whole-genome sequencing data access; and the Salivary Gland Tumor Biorepository for providing the primary tumors (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) award reference HHSN268200900039C 04). This work was supported by the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation (B.E.B. and B.K.), the Temares Family Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. B.E.B. is an American Cancer Society Research Professor. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Nature America, Inc.",
year = "2016",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3502",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "265--272",
journal = "Nature Genetics",
issn = "1061-4036",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "3",
}
