Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Agricultural Bioinformatics Key Laboratory of Hubei Province, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, 3D Genomics Research Center, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Cancer Lett. 2024 Apr 28;588:216809. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216809. Epub 2024 Mar 11.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is predominantly associated with HPV-related cancers, however, the precise mechanisms underlying the HPV-host epigenetic architectures in HPV carcinogenesis remain elusive. Here, we employed high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) to comprehensively map HPV16/18-host chromatin interactions. Our study identified the transcription factor Sp1 as a pivotal mediator in programming HPV-host interactions. By targeting Sp1, the active histone modifications (H3K27ac, H3K4me1, and H3K4me3) and the HPV-host chromatin interactions are reprogrammed, which leads to the downregulation of oncogenes located near the integration sites in both HPV (E6/E7) and the host genome (KLF5/MYC). Additionally, Sp1 inhibition led to the upregulation of immune checkpoint genes by reprogramming histone modifications in host cells. Notably, humanized patient-derived xenograft (PDX-HuHSC-NSG) models demonstrated that Sp1 inhibition promoted anti-PD-1 immunotherapy via remodeling the tumor immune microenvironment in cervical cancer. Moreover, single-cell transcriptomic analysis validated the enrichment of transcription factor Sp1 in epithelial cells of cervical cancer. In summary, our findings elucidate Sp1 as a key mediator involved in the programming and reprogramming of HPV-host epigenetic architecture. Inhibiting Sp1 with plicamycin may represent a promising therapeutic option for HPV-related carcinoma.
人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)主要与 HPV 相关癌症相关,然而,HPV 致癌作用中 HPV 宿主表观遗传结构的确切机制仍难以捉摸。在这里,我们采用高通量染色体构象捕获(Hi-C)技术全面绘制 HPV16/18 宿主染色质相互作用图谱。我们的研究确定转录因子 Sp1 是编程 HPV 宿主相互作用的关键介质。通过靶向 Sp1,可重新编程活性组蛋白修饰(H3K27ac、H3K4me1 和 H3K4me3)和 HPV 宿主染色质相互作用,导致整合部位附近的癌基因下调,包括 HPV(E6/E7)和宿主基因组(KLF5/MYC)。此外,Sp1 抑制通过重新编程宿主细胞中的组蛋白修饰导致免疫检查点基因的上调。值得注意的是,人源化患者衍生异种移植(PDX-HuHSC-NSG)模型表明,Sp1 抑制通过重塑宫颈癌的肿瘤免疫微环境促进抗 PD-1 免疫治疗。此外,单细胞转录组分析验证了转录因子 Sp1 在宫颈癌上皮细胞中的富集。总之,我们的研究结果表明 Sp1 是参与 HPV 宿主表观遗传结构编程和重编程的关键介质。用普利霉素抑制 Sp1 可能代表 HPV 相关癌的一种有前途的治疗选择。