bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/852095; this version posted November 22, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Histone chaperone Nucleophosmin regulates transcription of key genes involved in oral tumorigenesis Parijat Senapati1, Suchismita Dey1, Deepthi Sudarshan1, Aditya Bhattacharya1, Shyla G2, Sadhan Das1, Surabhi Sudevan1, Tessy Thomas Maliekal2, Tapas K. Kundu1* 1Transcription and Disease Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore – 560064, Karnataka, India. 2Cancer Research Program, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram – 695014, Kerala, India. *Corresponding Author: Tapas K. Kundu, Ph.D. Professor Transcription and Disease Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore: 560064, India. Phone: +91-80-22082840 Fax: +91-80-22082766 E-mail:
[email protected] Running title: Role of NPM1 in transcription regulation. Keywords: histone chaperone, NPM1, acetylated NPM1, transcription, ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, protein microarray, oral cancer bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/852095; this version posted November 22, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. ABSTRACT Nucleophosmin (NPM1) is a multifunctional histone chaperone that can activate RNA Polymerase II-driven chromatin transcription. Acetylation of NPM1 by acetyltransferase p300 has been shown to further enhance its transcription activation potential. Moreover, its total and acetylated pools are increased in oral squamous cell carcinoma. However, the role of NPM1 or its acetylated form (AcNPM1) in transcriptional regulation in cells is not fully elucidated.