Abstract
Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling has been implicated in the tumor malignant progression and immune escape in glioblastoma (GBM). Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) is a vital transcriptional factor for promoting tumorigenesis and invasion in mesenchymal subtype of GBM. But the correlation between RUNX1 and ECM genes expression and regulatory mechanism of RUNX1 on ECM genes expression remain poorly understood to date. In this study, by using integral analysis of chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing and RNA sequencing, we reported that RUNX1 positively regulated the expression of various ECM-related genes, including Fibronectin 1 (FN1), Collagen type IV alpha 1 chain (COL4A1), and Lumican (LUM), in GBM. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that RUNX1 interacted with Nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) to maintain the chromatin accessibility and facilitate FOS Like 2, AP-1 Transcription Factor Subunit (FOSL2)-mediated transcriptional activation of ECM-related genes, which was independent of RUNX1’s transcriptional function. ECM remodeling driven by RUNX1 promoted immunosuppressive microenvironment in GBM. In conclusion, this study provides a novel mechanism of RUNX1 binding to NPM1 in driving the ECM remodeling and GBM progression.
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