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Molecular mechanisms of iAs-mediated carcinogenesis through the lens of histone H2B variants

Award Number: R01ES034253
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/02/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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Molecular mechanisms of iAs-mediated carcinogenesis through the lens of histone H2B variants - Establishing the influence of pollutants on genome function is essential in defining their impact on human health. Arsenic is a ubiquitous environmental toxic metalloid that leads to carcinogenesis. The World Health Organization estimates that over 100 million people worldwide are at risk to drinking arsenic contaminated water. Recent studies indicate that arsenic alters gene expression leading to tumorigenesis. Proper gene regulation is essential for normal growth, development and etiology of diseases such as cancer. Eukaryotic DNA stored as chromatin whose basic repeating unit is the nucleosome, plays an integral role in gene regulation. Previously, we (and others) showed that nucleosome locations within promoters play critical roles in chromatin accessibility, thus controlling gene activity. Consequently, chromatin accessibility is an essential component in gene regulation yet is not fully understood. Chromatin accessibility is modulated by several key epigenetic factors: histone post-translational modifications (PTMs), DNA methylation, nucleosome position/occupancy, transcription factors and chromatin architectural proteins (CAPs). We showed recently that in addition to the above, incorporation of histone variants (the elusive H2B), into chromatin play a significant role in arsenic-mediated diseases pathology, yet a mechanistic understanding of their impact is unknown. These histone variants differ by just one to maximally three amino acids from the canonical H2B histone and are highly expressed in cancers, suggesting that they could act as `oncohistones'. Thus it is critically important to understand how and why these histone variants get expressed (aim 1); how their chromatin integration impacts chromatin structural dynamics (aim 2) and integration regulate the chromatin state and gene expression during arsenic exposure to drive carcinogenesis (aim3). Our interdisciplinary, broad approach will establish unique comprehensive functional and mechanistic insight into histone H2B variant expression, chromatin integration and disease pathology. Further it will provide a detailed understanding of the interplay between arsenic-induced epigenetic changes and chromatin in the mammalian cell. We have developed novel systems that will provide an unprecedented and unique opportunity to discover the functional and mechanistic roles of the epigenome in toxicant-induced diseases.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $666,885 )
2026	2026	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	000	5	2/11/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$666,885
														Subtotal = $666,885

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $655,853 )
2025	2025	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	000	4	3/4/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$655,853
														Subtotal = $655,853

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $678,587 )
2024	2024	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	000	3	2/21/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$678,587
														Subtotal = $678,587

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $667,088 )
2023	2023	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	001	2	2/22/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$667,088
2023	2022	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	000	1	12/7/2022	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $667,088

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $612,330 )
2022	2022	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	001	1	5/13/2022	NEW	$0
2022	2022	VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	333 BOSTWICK AVE NE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	KENT	USA	Environmental Health	000	1	5/2/2022	NEW	$612,330
														Subtotal = $612,330

Grand Total All Awards = $3,280,743

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Molecular mechanisms of iAs-mediated carcinogenesis through the lens of histone H2B variants

Award Number: R01ES034253

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/02/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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