The Emerging Role of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Ovarian Cancer

Ieva Vaicekauskaitė, Rasa Sabaliauskaitė, Juozas Rimantas Lazutka, Sonata Jarmalaitė
International journal of molecular sciences · 2022 · vol. 23(22) , pp. 13670 · doi:10.3390/ijms232213670 · PMID:36430148 · W4308512099
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Abstract

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the fifth leading cause of women’s death from cancers. The high mortality rate is attributed to the late presence of the disease and the lack of modern diagnostic tools, including molecular biomarkers. Moreover, OC is a highly heterogeneous disease, which contributes to early treatment failure. Thus, exploring OC molecular mechanisms could significantly enhance our understanding of the disease and provide new treatment options. Chromatin remodeling complexes (CRCs) are ATP-dependent molecular machines responsible for chromatin reorganization and involved in many DNA-related processes, including transcriptional regulation, replication, and reparation. Dysregulation of chromatin remodeling machinery may be related to cancer development and chemoresistance in OC. Some forms of OC and other gynecologic diseases have been associated with mutations in specific CRC genes. Most notably, ARID1A in endometriosis-related OC, SMARCA4, and SMARCB1 in hypercalcemic type small cell ovarian carcinoma (SCCOHT), ACTL6A, CHRAC1, RSF1 amplification in high-grade serous OC. Here we review the available literature on CRCs’ involvement in OC to improve our understanding of its development and investigate CRCs as possible biomarkers and treatment targets for OC.

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