Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Cell. 2012 Mar 2;148(5):908-21. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.002. Epub 2012 Feb 16.
The extent to which the three-dimensional organization of the genome contributes to chromosomal translocations is an important question in cancer genomics. We generated a high-resolution Hi-C spatial organization map of the G1-arrested mouse pro-B cell genome and used high-throughput genome-wide translocation sequencing to map translocations from target DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) within it. RAG endonuclease-cleaved antigen-receptor loci are dominant translocation partners for target DSBs regardless of genomic position, reflecting high-frequency DSBs at these loci and their colocalization in a fraction of cells. To directly assess spatial proximity contributions, we normalized genomic DSBs via ionizing radiation. Under these conditions, translocations were highly enriched in cis along single chromosomes containing target DSBs and within other chromosomes and subchromosomal domains in a manner directly related to pre-existing spatial proximity. By combining two high-throughput genomic methods in a genetically tractable system, we provide a new lens for viewing cancer genomes.
基因组的三维组织在多大程度上导致染色体易位是癌症基因组学中的一个重要问题。我们生成了 G1 期阻滞的小鼠前 B 细胞基因组的高分辨率 Hi-C 空间组织图谱,并使用高通量全基因组易位测序来绘制源自其中的靶 DNA 双链断裂 (DSB)的易位。RAG 内切酶切割的抗原受体基因座是靶 DSB 的主要易位伙伴,而与基因组位置无关,反映了这些基因座处的高频 DSB 及其在部分细胞中的共定位。为了直接评估空间接近度的贡献,我们通过电离辐射对基因组 DSB 进行归一化。在这些条件下,易位在包含靶 DSB 的单个染色体上以及其他染色体和亚染色体结构域内以顺式方式高度富集,与预先存在的空间接近度直接相关。通过在遗传上可操作的系统中结合两种高通量基因组方法,我们为观察癌症基因组提供了新的视角。