Reconstruction of Ewing Sarcoma Developmental Context from Mass-Scale Transcriptomics Reveals Characteristics of EWSR1-FLI1 Permissibility

Ewing sarcoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer of enigmatic cellular origins typically resulting from a single translocation event t (11; 22) (q24; q12). The resulting fusion gene, EWSR1-FLI1, is toxic or unstable in most primary tissues. Consequently, attempts to model Ewing sarcomagenesis have proven unsuccessful thus far, highlighting the need to identify the cellular features which permit stable EWSR1-FLI1 expression. By re-analyzing publicly available RNA-Sequencing data with manifold learning techniques, we uncovered a group of Ewing-like tissues belonging to a developmental trajectory between pluripotent, neuroectodermal, and mesodermal cell states. Furthermore, we demonstrated that EWSR1-FLI1 expression levels control the activation of these developmental trajectories within Ewing sarcoma cells. Subsequent analysis and experimental validation demonstrated that the capability to resolve R-loops and mitigate replication stress are probable prerequisites for stable EWSR1-FLI1 expression in primary tissues. Taken together, our results demonstrate how EWSR1-FLI1 hijacks developmental gene programs and advances our understanding of Ewing sarcomagenesis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 12(2020), 4 vom: 11. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miller, Henry E [VerfasserIn]
Gorthi, Aparna [VerfasserIn]
Bassani, Nicklas [VerfasserIn]
Lawrence, Liesl A [VerfasserIn]
Iskra, Brian S [VerfasserIn]
Bishop, Alexander J R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cell identity
Developmental trajectories
EWSR1-FLI1
Ewing sarcoma
Journal Article
Manifold learning
R-loops
Replication stress
Sarcomagenesis
Single cell biology
Transcriptomics

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Date Revised 28.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers12040948

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308754158