Distinct functions of PBRM1 and BAP1 reconcile the course of kidney cancer evolution and disease progression
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Daqi Deng Geoffrey Feng Annika Fendler Yuliia Dovga Fiona Byrne Charlotte Spencer Alice Martin Angel Fernández Sanromán Omar Bouricha Scott Shepherd Hongchang Fu Anne-Laure Cattin Husayn Pallikonda Irene Lobon Kevin Mulder Qingli Guo Matous Elphick Jiahao Wang Antonia Franz Suzan Ben-Akinduro Zayd Tippu Barbara Ibarzo Yus Taja Barber Stephanie Hepworth Isabel Symons Kim Edmonds Eleanor Carlyle Arjun Modi Justine Korteweg Andressa Schneiders Santos Leo Bickley Sarah Rudman Axel Bex James Larkin Samra Turajlic
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Abstract
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) progresses along two predominant evolutionary trajectories, defined by PBRM1 (~40%) or BAP1 (~15%) mutations on a VHL-inactivated background. They have distinct patterns of evolutionary tempo and mode, and vastly different clinical outcomes, yet the underlying genotype-specific molecular phenotypic programmes are unknown. We established a patient-derived preclinical model biobank that captures the genetic diversity of ccRCC. Through integrative analyses of preclinical models and tumour bulk and single cell profiling, we identified transcriptional and epigenetic changes specific to PBRM1- and BAP1-driven ccRCC. Modelling PBRM1 loss in vitro demonstrates that it reinforces renal lineage identity and maintains progenitor-like cell state. In contrast, BAP1 loss drives inflammatory signalling and chromosomal instability. These insights reconcile the distinct evolutionary modes (branched versus punctuated), tempo (slow versus fast) and clinical outcomes associated with PBRM1 and BAP1 mutations, respectively, establishing a framework for patient stratification and genotype-directed therapeutic development.
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