Epigenetic dysregulation of TET2 in human glioblastoma

Abstract

Ten-eleven translocation (TET) enzymes are frequently deregulated in cancer, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are still poorly understood. Here we report that TET2 shows frequent epigenetic alterations in human glioblastoma including DNA hypermethylation and hypo-hydroxymethylation, as well as loss of histone acetylation. Ectopic overexpression of TET2 regulated neural differentiation in glioblastoma cell lines and impaired tumor growth. Our results suggest that epigenetic dysregulation of TET2 plays a role in human glioblastoma. ; This work has been financially supported by: the Plan Nacional de I+D+I 2013-2016/FEDER (PI15/00892 to M.F.F. and A.F.F.); the ISCIII-Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación, and the Plan Nacional de I+D+I 2008-2011/FEDER (CP11/00131 to A.F.F.); IUOPA (to G.F.B., M.I.S. and C.M.); the Fundación Científica de la AECC (to R.G.U.); FICYT (to M.G.G. and A.C.); and the Asturias Regional Government (GRUPIN14-052 to M.F.F.). A.F.F. is also supported from Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), Programa Retos de la Sociedad 2015 (RTC-2015-3393-1). The IUOPA is supported by the Obra Social Cajastur-Liberbank, Spain. ; Peer Reviewed