title: Enhancer transcripts mark active estrogen receptor binding sites.
abstract: We have integrated and analyzed a large number of data sets from a variety of genomic assays using a novel computational pipeline to provide a global view of estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1; a.k.a. ERα) enhancers in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Using this approach, we have defined a class of primary transcripts (eRNAs) that are transcribed uni- or bidirectionally from estrogen receptor binding sites (ERBSs) with an average transcription unit length of ∼3-5 kb. The majority are up-regulated by short treatments with estradiol (i.e., 10, 25, or 40 min) with kinetics that precede or match the induction of the target genes. The production of eRNAs at ERBSs is strongly correlated with the enrichment of a number of genomic features that are associated with enhancers (e.g., H3K4me1, H3K27ac, EP300/CREBBP, RNA polymerase II, open chromatin architecture), as well as enhancer looping to target gene promoters. In the absence of eRNA production, strong enrichment of these features is not observed, even though ESR1 binding is evident. We find that flavopiridol, a CDK9 inhibitor that blocks transcription elongation, inhibits eRNA production but does not affect other molecular indicators of enhancer activity, suggesting that eRNA production occurs after the assembly of active enhancers. Finally, we show that an enhancer transcription "signature" based on GRO-seq data can be used for de novo enhancer prediction across cell types. Together, our studies shed new light on the activity of ESR1 at its enhancer sites and provide new insights about enhancer function.
authors: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
authors: Nasun
authors: N
authors: Hah
authors: Shino
authors: S
authors: Murakami
authors: Anusha
authors: A
authors: Nagari
authors: Charles G
authors: CG
authors: Danko
authors: W Lee
authors: WL
authors: Kraus
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D004958:Estradiol / Q000502:physiology; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D058977:Molecular Sequence Annotation; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C506487:ESR1 protein, human; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D022661:RNA, Untranslated; D004958:Estradiol
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