Browse
Submit Data
Databases
API
Help

Dataset Information

0 Views

0 Connections

0 Citations

0 Reanalyses

0 Downloads

Omics score: 0

Dynamic modelling of EWS::FLI1 fluctuations reveals molecular determinants of phenotypic tumor plasticity and prognosis in Ewing sarcoma [SLAM-seq]

ABSTRACT: The mechanisms underlying tumor cell plasticity driving drug resistance and disease progression remain poorly understood. In Ewing sarcoma (EwS), variations in EWS::FLI1 (EF) activity have been associated with epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). Using degron technology, we titrated endogenous EF in an EwS cell line and linked phenotypic states to distinct EF thresholds. Strikingly, modest EF depletion promoted a pro-metastatic phenotype, which was diminished upon near-complete EF loss. Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct gene clusters with heterogenous response patterns to varying EF dosage. Target genes most sensitive to subtle EF depletion contained GGAA microsatellites in EF-bound enhancers. Furthermore, we identified Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factors to be associated with EF-repressed EMP genes. EF rescue after partial depletion for a transient period identified persistently dysregulated genes associated with poor prognosis. This study underscores the therapeutic challenge of insufficient EF inhibition and provides a foundation for exploiting oncoprotein dynamics to uncover therapeutic vulnerabilities in fusion-driven cancers.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE291133 | GEO | 2025/04/10

REPOSITORIES: GEO

ACCESS DATA

Json Xml

Dataset's files

Source:

			Action	DRS
		Other

Items per page:

1 - 1 of 1

Similar Datasets

Dynamic modelling of EWS::FLI1 fluctuations reveals molecular determinants of phenotypic tumor plasticity and prognosis in Ewing sarcoma [CUT&RUN]

Project description:The mechanisms underlying tumor cell plasticity driving drug resistance and disease progression remain poorly understood. In Ewing sarcoma (EwS), variations in EWS::FLI1 (EF) activity have been associated with epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). Using degron technology, we titrated endogenous EF in an EwS cell line and linked phenotypic states to distinct EF thresholds. Strikingly, modest EF depletion promoted a pro-metastatic phenotype, which was diminished upon near-complete EF loss. Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct gene clusters with heterogenous response patterns to varying EF dosage. Target genes most sensitive to subtle EF depletion contained GGAA microsatellites in EF-bound enhancers. Furthermore, we identified Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factors to be associated with EF-repressed EMP genes. EF rescue after partial depletion for a transient period identified persistently dysregulated genes associated with poor prognosis. This study underscores the therapeutic challenge of insufficient EF inhibition and provides a foundation for exploiting oncoprotein dynamics to uncover therapeutic vulnerabilities in fusion-driven cancers.

2025-04-10 | GSE291134 | GEO

Dynamic modelling of EWS::FLI1 fluctuations reveals molecular determinants of phenotypic tumor plasticity and prognosis in Ewing sarcoma [RNA-seq]

2025-04-10 | GSE291060 | GEO

A novel role for the EWS portion of EWS/FLI in binding GGAA-microsatellites required for oncogenic transformation in Ewing sarcoma [ChIP-Seq]

Project description:Ewing sarcoma usually expresses the EWS/FLI fusion transcription factor oncoprotein. EWS/FLI regulates myriad genes required for Ewing sarcoma development. EWS/FLI binds GGAA-microsatellite sequences in vivo and in vitro, and these sequences provide EWS/FLI-mediated activation to reporter constructs, suggesting that they function as EWS/FLI-response elements. Genomic GGAA-microsatellites are highly variable and polymorphic. Current data suggest that there is an optimal “sweet-spot” GGAA-microsatellite length (of 18-26 GGAA repeats) that confers maximal EWS/FLI-responsiveness to target genes, but the mechanistic basis for this was not known. We now demonstrate the absolute necessity of an EWS/FLI-bound GGAA-microsatellite in regulation of the NR0B1 gene, as well as for Ewing sarcoma proliferation and oncogenic transformation. Biochemical studies, using recombinant Δ22 (a version of EWS/FLI containing only the FLI portion) demonstrated a stoichiometry of one Δ22-monomer binding to every two consecutive GGAA-repeats on shorter GGAA-microsatellite sequences. Surprisingly, the affinity for Δ22 binding to GGAA-microsatellites significantly decreased, and ultimately became unmeasureable, when the size of the GGAA-microsatellite was increased to the “sweet-spot” length. In contrast, a fully-functional EWS/FLI mutant (Mut9) that retains approximately half of the EWS portion of the fusion showed low affinity for smaller GGAA-microsatellites, but instead significantly increased its affinity at “sweet-spot” microsatellite lengths. Single-gene ChIP and genome-wide ChIP-seq and RNA-seq studies extended these findings to the in vivo setting. Taken together, these data demonstrate the absolute requirement of GGAA-microsatellites as EWS/FLI activating response elements in vivo and reveal an unsuspected novel role for the EWS portion of the EWS/FLI fusion in binding to optimal-length GGAA-microsatellites.

2017-10-22 | GSE94480 | GEO

A novel role for the EWS portion of EWS/FLI in binding GGAA-microsatellites required for oncogenic transformation in Ewing sarcoma [RNA-Seq]

2017-10-22 | GSE94502 | GEO

Identification of two types of GGAA microsatellites and their roles in EWS/FLI binding and gene regulation in Ewing sarcoma

Project description:Ewing sarcoma is a bone malignancy of children and young adults, frequently harboring the EWS/FLI t(11;22)(q24;q12) chromosomal translocation. The resulting fusion protein is an aberrant transcription factor that uses highly repetitive GGAA-containing elements (microsatellites) to activate and repress thousands of target genes mediating oncogenesis. However, the mechanisms of EWS/FLI interaction with microsatellites and regulation of target genes expression is not clearly understood. Here, we profile genome-wide protein binding and gene expression. Using a combination of unbiased genome-wide computational and experimental analysis, we define GGAA-microsatellites in a Ewing sarcoma context. Our study identifies two distinct classes of GGAA-microsatellites and demonstrates that EWS/FLI responsiveness is dependent on microsatellite length. At close range (within 5 kb) “promoter-like” microsatellites, EWS/FLI binding and subsequent target genes activation is highly dependent on the number of GGAA-motifs. “Enhancer-like” microsatellites demonstrate a positive correlation with length-dependent EWS/FLI binding, but minimal correlation for activated and none for repressed target genes. Our data suggest that EWS/FLI binds to “promoter-like” and “enhancer-like” microsatellites to mediate activation and repression of target genes through different regulatory mechanisms. Such characterization contributes valuable insight to EWS/FLI transcription factor biology and clarifies the role of GGAA-microsatellites on a global genomic scale. This may provide a unique perspective on the role of non-coding DNA in cancer susceptibility and therapeutic development.

2017-11-09 | GSE99959 | GEO

Systematic multi-omics cell line profiling uncovers principles of Ewing sarcoma fusion oncogene-mediated gene regulation

Project description:Ewing sarcoma (EwS) is characterized by EWSR1-ETS fusion transcription factors converting polymorphic GGAA microsatellites (mSats) into potent neo-enhancers. Although the paucity of additional mutations makes EwS a genuine model to study principles of cooperation between dominant fusion oncogenes and neo-enhancers, this is impeded by the limited number of well-characterized models. Here we present the Ewing Sarcoma Cell Line Atlas (ESCLA), comprising whole-genome, DNA methylation, transcriptome, proteome, and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) data of 18 cell lines with inducible EWSR1-ETS knockdown. The ESCLA shows hundreds of EWSR1-ETS-targets, the nature of EWSR1-ETS-preferred GGAA mSats, and putative indirect modes of EWSR1-ETS-mediated gene regulation, converging in the duality of a specific but plastic EwS signature. We identify heterogeneously regulated EWSR1-ETS-targets as potential prognostic EwS biomarkers. Our freely available ESCLA (http://r2platform.com/escla/) is a rich resource for EwS research and highlights the power of comprehensive datasets to unravel principles of heterogeneous gene regulation by chimeric transcription factors.

2024-06-18 | PXD052856 | Pride

Genome-wide maps of EWS-FLI1 binding sites and histone modification in murine Ewing sarcoma cells

Project description:We identified global DNA binding properties of EWS-FLI1 in mouse Ewing sarcoma. GGAA microsatellites were found as binding sites of EWS-FLI1 but with less frequency than that in human Ewing sarcoma, and genomic distribution is not conserved between human and mouse.

2018-07-25 | GSE108631 | GEO

The Ewing Sarcoma Cell Line Atlas - Systematic analysis of genome-wide EWSR1-ETS binding and histone marks in 18 Ewing sarcoma cell lines by ChIP-seq

Project description:Cell lines have been essential for major discoveries in cancer including Ewing sarcoma (EwS). EwS is a highly aggressive pediatric bone or soft-tissue cancer characterized by oncogenic EWSR1-ETS fusion transcription factors converting polymorphic GGAA-microsatellites (mSats) into neo-enhancers. However, further detailed mechanistic evaluation of gene regulation in EwS have been hindered by the limited number of well-characterized cell line models. Here, we present the Ewing Sarcoma Cell Line Atlas (ESCLA) comprising 18 EwS cell lines with inducible EWSR1-ETS knockdown that were profiled by whole-genome-sequencing, DNA methylation arrays, gene expression and splicing arrays, mass spectrometry, and ChIP-seq for EWSR1-ETS and histone marks. Systematic analysis of these multi-dimensional data illuminated hundreds of new potential EWSR1-ETS target genes, the nature of EWSR1-ETS-preferred GGAA-mSats, and potential indirect modes of EWSR1-ETS-mediated gene regulation. Moreover, we identified putative co-regulatory transcription factors and heterogeneously regulated EWSR1-ETS target genes that may have implications for the clinical heterogeneity of EwS. Collectively, our freely available ESCLA constitutes an extremely rich resource for EwS research and highlights the power of leveraging multidimensional and comprehensive datasets to unravel principles of heterogeneous gene regulation by dominant fusion oncogenes.

2021-06-09 | GSE176400 | GEO

The Ewing Sarcoma Cell Line Atlas (ESCLA) - expression profiling of 18 Ewing sarcoma cell lines in EWSR1-ETS-high versus -low condition

2021-06-09 | GSE176190 | GEO