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ArticleScience advances2026

PBRM1-dependent PBAF targeting is required for EMT and metastasis in breast cancer.

Alisha Dhiman, Mitchell G Ayers, Guanming Jiao, Jamie L McCuiston, Aparna B Shinde, Saeed Salehin Akhand, Juan Jauregui-Lozano, Marco Hadisurya, Elizabeth G Porter, W Andy Tao and 6 more

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Alisha DhimanBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4395-9292
Mitchell G AyersBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4049-9013
Guanming JiaoBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Jamie L McCuistonEpiCypher Inc., Durham NC 27709, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-6450-1590
Aparna B ShindeBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0822-1313
Saeed Salehin AkhandBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Juan Jauregui-LozanoDepartment of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6633-9152
Marco HadisuryaDepartment of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Elizabeth G PorterBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
W Andy TaoBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5535-5517
Vikki M WeakePurdue Institute for Cancer Research Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5933-9952
Yucheng ZhangRosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Sagar M UtturkarPurdue Institute for Cancer Research Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3453-1948
Matthew R MarundeEpiCypher Inc., Durham NC 27709, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-5934-7200
Michael K WendtPurdue Institute for Cancer Research Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3665-7413
Emily C DykhuizenBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3072-1469

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis ProgramP30CA082709 · NCI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI David W Clapp · 1999 to 2026
$59.3M
Transgenic Mouse Core Facility Shared Resource (TMCF-SR)P30CA023168 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE · PI John Tesmer · 1985 to 2026
$43.4M
Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteUL1TR001108 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI DENNE, SCOTT C., SHEKHAR, ANANTHA · 2013 to 2017
$23.3M
Engineering the Premetastatic NicheR01CA281216 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Luis Solorio, Michael Keith Wendt · 2024 to 2026
$2.6M
High-throughput methyltransferase assays using recombinant nucleosome substratesR44GM117683 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI SUN, ZU-WEN · 2018 to 2019
$1.7M
The tumor suppressive role of PBRM1, the bromodomain-containing subunit of the PBAF chromatin remodeling complexU01CA207532 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI DYKHUIZEN, EMILY CARLA · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Barcoded nucleosomes for analyzing combinatorial epigenetic regulatorsR44GM116584 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI SUN, ZU-WEN · 2017 to 2018
$1.6M
Chromatin connects metabolism to circadian gene regulation in the aging eyeR01EY033734 · NEI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Vikki Marie Weake · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001108NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023168NCI NIH HHS P30 CA082709NCI NIH HHS R01 CA281216NCI NIH HHS U01 CA207532NEI NIH HHS R01 EY033734NIGMS NIH HHS R44 GM116584NIGMS NIH HHS R44 GM117683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers are represented by three biochemically distinct subcomplexes, the abundant cBAF and the less abundant PBAF and GBAF. Genetics have identified important roles for PBAF in development and disease; however, relating PBAF-mediated phenotypes to biochemical function in chromatin regulation and gene activation has been challenging. Here, we show that the PBRM1 subunit of PBAF is critical for the completion of TGFβ1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of mammary cells in vitro as well as the metastasis of murine breast cancers in vivo. Using epigenomics to profile different stages of EMT, we find that PBRM1 is necessary for targeting PBAF to inducible promoters marked by H3K14ac. We further find that PBRM1 facilitates DNA accessibility at sites bound by TGFβ1-inducible transcription factors, such as Atf3, for the induction of genes involved in migration, cell survival, and inflammation, providing evidence that PBAF is a vulnerability in late-stage metastatic cancers.

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Breast NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceNeoplasm MetastasisPromoter Regions, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor beta1Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsNuclear ProteinsSWI-SNF-B chromatin-remodeling complexTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID42525774
PMCPMC13418929

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