A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma.
<h4>Background</h4>EWS-FLI1 is a chimeric ETS transcription factor that is, due to a chromosomal rearrangement, specifically expressed in Ewing's sarcoma family tumors (ESFT) and is thought to initiate the development of the disease. Previous genomic profiling experiments have ident...
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| author | Maximilian Kauer Jozef Ban Reinhard Kofler Bob Walker Sean Davis Paul Meltzer Heinrich Kovar |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>EWS-FLI1 is a chimeric ETS transcription factor that is, due to a chromosomal rearrangement, specifically expressed in Ewing's sarcoma family tumors (ESFT) and is thought to initiate the development of the disease. Previous genomic profiling experiments have identified EWS-FLI1-regulated genes and genes that discriminate ESFT from other sarcomas, but so far a comprehensive analysis of EWS-FLI1-dependent molecular functions characterizing this aggressive cancer is lacking.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In this study, a molecular function map of ESFT was constructed based on an integrative analysis of gene expression profiling experiments following EWS-FLI1 knockdown in a panel of five ESFT cell lines, and on gene expression data from the same platform of 59 primary ESFT. Out of 80 normal tissues tested, mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPC) were found to fit the hypothesis that EWS-FLI1 is the driving transcriptional force in ESFT best and were therefore used as the reference tissue for the construction of the molecular function map. The interrelations of molecular pathways were visualized by measuring the similarity among annotated gene functions by gene sharing. The molecular function map highlighted distinct clusters of activities for EWS-FLI1 regulated genes in ESFT and revealed a striking difference between EWS-FLI1 up- and down-regulated genes: EWS-FLI1 induced genes mainly belong to cell cycle regulation, proliferation, and response to DNA damage, while repressed genes were associated with differentiation and cell communication.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>This study revealed that EWS-FLI1 combines by distinct molecular mechanisms two important functions of cellular transformation in one protein, growth promotion and differentiation blockage. By taking MPC as a reference tissue, a significant EWS-FLI1 signature was discovered in ESFT that only partially overlapped with previously published EWS-FLI1-dependent gene expression patterns, identifying a series of novel targets for the chimeric protein in ESFT. Our results may guide target selection for future ESFT specific therapies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0dfc5ddda8041bd894011676861dbca2025-08-20T03:22:26ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032009-01-0144e541510.1371/journal.pone.0005415A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma.Maximilian KauerJozef BanReinhard KoflerBob WalkerSean DavisPaul MeltzerHeinrich Kovar<h4>Background</h4>EWS-FLI1 is a chimeric ETS transcription factor that is, due to a chromosomal rearrangement, specifically expressed in Ewing's sarcoma family tumors (ESFT) and is thought to initiate the development of the disease. Previous genomic profiling experiments have identified EWS-FLI1-regulated genes and genes that discriminate ESFT from other sarcomas, but so far a comprehensive analysis of EWS-FLI1-dependent molecular functions characterizing this aggressive cancer is lacking.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In this study, a molecular function map of ESFT was constructed based on an integrative analysis of gene expression profiling experiments following EWS-FLI1 knockdown in a panel of five ESFT cell lines, and on gene expression data from the same platform of 59 primary ESFT. Out of 80 normal tissues tested, mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPC) were found to fit the hypothesis that EWS-FLI1 is the driving transcriptional force in ESFT best and were therefore used as the reference tissue for the construction of the molecular function map. The interrelations of molecular pathways were visualized by measuring the similarity among annotated gene functions by gene sharing. The molecular function map highlighted distinct clusters of activities for EWS-FLI1 regulated genes in ESFT and revealed a striking difference between EWS-FLI1 up- and down-regulated genes: EWS-FLI1 induced genes mainly belong to cell cycle regulation, proliferation, and response to DNA damage, while repressed genes were associated with differentiation and cell communication.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>This study revealed that EWS-FLI1 combines by distinct molecular mechanisms two important functions of cellular transformation in one protein, growth promotion and differentiation blockage. By taking MPC as a reference tissue, a significant EWS-FLI1 signature was discovered in ESFT that only partially overlapped with previously published EWS-FLI1-dependent gene expression patterns, identifying a series of novel targets for the chimeric protein in ESFT. Our results may guide target selection for future ESFT specific therapies.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0005415&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Maximilian Kauer Jozef Ban Reinhard Kofler Bob Walker Sean Davis Paul Meltzer Heinrich Kovar A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. PLoS ONE |
| title | A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. |
| title_full | A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. |
| title_fullStr | A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. |
| title_short | A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. |
| title_sort | molecular function map of ewing s sarcoma |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0005415&type=printable |
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