Citation

Otto JE, Ursu O, Wu AP, Winter EB, Cuoco MS, Ma S, Qian K, Michel BC, Buenrostro JD, Berger B, Regev A, Kadoch C. 2023. Structural and functional properties of mSWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes revealed through single-cell perturbation screens. Molecular cell. 83(8):1350-1367.e7. Pubmed: 37028419 DOI:S1097-2765(23)00203-4

Abstract

The mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF or BAF) family of chromatin remodeling complexes play critical roles in regulating DNA accessibility and gene expression. The three final-form subcomplexes-cBAF, PBAF, and ncBAF-are distinct in biochemical componentry, chromatin targeting, and roles in disease; however, the contributions of their constituent subunits to gene expression remain incompletely defined. Here, we performed Perturb-seq-based CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screens targeting mSWI/SNF subunits individually and in select combinations, followed by single-cell RNA-seq and SHARE-seq. We uncovered complex-, module-, and subunit-specific contributions to distinct regulatory networks and defined paralog subunit relationships and shifted subcomplex functions upon perturbations. Synergistic, intra-complex genetic interactions between subunits reveal functional redundancy and modularity. Importantly, single-cell subunit perturbation signatures mapped across bulk primary human tumor expression profiles both mirror and predict cBAF loss-of-function status in cancer. Our findings highlight the utility of Perturb-seq to dissect disease-relevant gene regulatory impacts of heterogeneous, multi-component master regulatory complexes.
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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