An inducible ectopic expression system of EWSR1-FLI1 as a tool for understanding Ewing sarcoma oncogenesis

The presence of the chimeric EWSR1-FLI1 oncoprotein is the main and initiating event defining Ewing sarcoma (ES). The dysregulation of epigenomic and proteomic homeostasis induced by the oncoprotein contributes to a wide variety of events involved in oncogenesis and tumor progression. Attempts at studying the effects of EWSR1-FLI1 in non-tumor cells to understand the mechanisms underlying sarcomagenesis have been unsuccessful to date, as ectopic expression of EWSR1-FLI1 blocks cell cycle progression and induces apoptosis in the tested cell lines. Therefore, it is essential to find a permissive cell type for EWSR1-FLI1 expression that allows its endogenous molecular functions to be studied. Here we have demonstrated that HeLa cell lines are permissive to EWSR1-FLI1 ectopic expression, and that our model substantially recapitulates the endogenous activity of the EWSR1-FLI1 fusion protein. This model could contribute to better understanding ES sarcomagenesis by helping to understand the molecular mechanisms induced by the EWSR1-FLI1 oncoprotein.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 15(2020), 6 vom: 05., Seite e0234243

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

García-Domínguez, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Hontecillas-Prieto, Lourdes [VerfasserIn]
León, Eduardo Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Molina, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Núñez, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Morón, Francisco J [VerfasserIn]
Hajji, Nabil [VerfasserIn]
Mackintosh, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
de Álava, Enrique [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
DNA
EWSR1-FLI1 fusion protein, human
Journal Article
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.08.2020

Date Revised 24.08.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0234243

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310817536