Genome-wide maps of chromatin H3K9ac state in control and mTORC2-suppressed glioblastoma cells

We herein demonstrate that mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2), a critical core component of the growth factor signaling system, globally alters histone acetylation through metabolic reprogramming in the highly malignant brain tumor glioblastoma (GBM). Integrated analyses unravel that mTORC2 regulates iron trafficking via histone H3K9 acetylation of the ferritin promoter, facilitating GBM growth and survival. These findings nominate mTORC2 as a critical epigenetic regulator of iron metabolism in cancer. Examination of one histone modification in two cell types.