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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) induced cancer related DNA methylation alterations in human breast cells: A whole genome methylome study
Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems (SUCCeSS).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6111-7435
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems (SUCCeSS).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1130-374X
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems (SUCCeSS).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6140-0209
Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems (SUCCeSS).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8009-0015
2024 (English)In: Science of the Total Environment, ISSN 0048-9697, E-ISSN 1879-1026, Vol. 949, article id 174864Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

DNA methylation plays a pivotal role in cancer. The ubiquitous contaminant perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) has been epidemiologically associated with breast cancer, and can induce proliferation and malignant transformation of normal human breast epithelial cells (MCF-10A), but the information about its effect on DNA methylation is sparse. The aim of this study was to characterize the whole-genome methylome effects of PFOS in our breast cell model and compare the findings with previously demonstrated DNA methylation alterations in breast tumor tissues. The DNA methylation profile was assessed at single CpG resolution in MCF-10A cells treated with 1 μM PFOS for 72 h by using Enzymatic Methyl sequencing (EM-seq). We found 12,591 differentially methylated CpG-sites and 13,360 differentially methylated 100 bp tiles in the PFOS exposed breast cells. These differentially methylated regions (DMRs) overlapped with 2406 genes of which 494 were long non-coding RNA and 1841 protein coding genes. We identified 339 affected genes that have been shown to display altered DNA methylation in breast cancer tissue and several other genes related to cancer development. This includes hypermethylation of GACAT3, DELEC1, CASC2, LCIIAR, MUC16, SYNE1 and hypomethylation of TTN and KMT2C. DMRs were also found in estrogen receptor genes (ESR1, ESR2, ESRRG, ESRRB, GREB1) and estrogen responsive genes (GPER1, EEIG1, RERG). The gene ontology analysis revealed pathways related to cancer phenotypes such as cell adhesion and growth. These findings improve the understanding of PFOS's potential role in breast cancer and illustrate the value of whole-genome methylome analysis in uncovering mechanisms of chemical effects, identifying biomarker candidates, and strengthening epidemiological associations, potentially impacting risk assessment.

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2024. Vol. 949, article id 174864
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Epigenetic alterations, Environmental pollutants, Enzymatic methyl sequencing, DNA methylation, Breast cancer, Tumorigenesis, PFAS, lncRNA, ncRNA
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Genetics and Genomics Cancer and Oncology Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Genetic Toxicology; Toxicology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-234813DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174864ISI: 001288832400001PubMedID: 39032741Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85200147017OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-234813DiVA, id: diva2:1907566
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Mistra - The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental ResearchAvailable from: 2024-10-23 Created: 2024-10-23 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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