Clonal memory of colitis accumulates and promotes tumor growth
Surya Nagaraja, Lety Ojeda-Miron, Ruochi Zhang, Ena Oreskovic, Yan Hu, Daniel Zeve, Karina Sharma, Roni R. Hyman, Qiming Zhang, Andrew Castillo, David T. Breault, Ömer H. Yilmaz, Jason Daniel Buenrostro
The paper shows that colitis leaves an epigenetic memory in colonic stem cells that promotes tumor growth by enhancing regenerative gene programs and AP-1 activity.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology