MAF functions as a pioneer transcription factor that initiates and sustains oncogenesis

Here we report the use of high-throughput sequencing technologies (RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq) to identify the molecular programme of the transcirption factor c-MAF (MAF) in parental (MM1.S, JJN3, H929), MAF-depleted (MM1S, JJN3) and MAF-overexpressing (MM1S, U266) multiple myeloma (MM) cells . We performed chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) against MAF in naive MM cells , and against MAF, H3K27ac and H3K4me1 in MAF-overexpressing cells. Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin with high-throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq) was performed on MAF-overexpressing U266 myeloma cells. In addition, we identifed the transcriptome of MAF-depleted myeloma cells 3 days after lentiviral transduction with MAF-targeting shRNA and scbl control. Our integrated -omics approach provides a comprehensive characterization of the role and function of MAF in myeloma cells and provides novel insights towards the discovery and design of molecular targets for precision therapy against MAF-overexpressing MM. Overall design: Identification of the transcriptional and epigenomic programme of MAF in MM1S, JJN3, H929 and MAF-overexpressing U266 multiple myeloma cells using ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq and RNA-seq.