Structural Genomics Defines PBRM1 Bromodomain Variant Function in ccRCC
Abstract
Polybromo‐1 (PBRM1) modulates chromatin accessibility and transcription via six bromodomains that bind acetyl‐lysine residues on nuclear proteins. PBRM1 variants exist in ~40% of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) cases. PBRM1 loss correlates with improved responses to antiangiogenics and immune checkpoint blockade, which are the standard of care for ccRCC therapy. Missense variants cluster within PBRM1 bromodomains and are present in 16% of ccRCC cases, with unknown impacts on therapeutic response. Since in‐depth biophysical and cellular testing of the hundreds of PBRM1 missense variants reported in ccRCC and other cancer types is intractable, computational approaches can provide actionable variant impact assessments. We employed an integrated structural genomics analysis at the levels of protein sequence (2D), structure (3D), and molecular dynamics (4D) to evaluate the effects of all reported ccRCC‐associated missense variants in the second and fourth bromodomains of PBRM1 (33 total) on molecular fitness (i.e., stability, structural integrity, and ligand binding). We also evaluated the concordance between molecular fitness and biophysical parameters of variant structural integrity (differential scanning fluorimetry, circular dichroism, and 1H‐NMR spectroscopy) and ligand binding (AlphaScreen and electrophoretic mobility shift assays). Integrated molecular fitness scores correlated with measures of acetylated histone binding, while 3D and integrated molecular fitness…
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