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The core motif of ETS transcription factors includes a GGAA sequence. EWS/FLI1 may bind to such sequences with greater affinity than the wild-type ETS member disrupting the normal regulation of ETS target
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of FLI1. While wild-type FLI1 recognizes an ACCGGAAG core sequence, EWS/FLI1 preferentially binds GGAA-repetitive regions. There is a positive correlation between the number of consecutive GGAA
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mutant tumors. Chromoplectic looping appears to be the mechanism involved in forming the EWS/ERG variant transcription factor. This preference is probably due to
296:"Detection of the (11;22)(q24;q12) translocation of Ewing's sarcoma and peripheral neuroectodermal tumor by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction" 335:
Zucman, Jessica (November 1992). "Cloning and characterization of the Ewing's sarcoma and peripheral neuroepithelioma t(11;22) translocation breakpoints".
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being in opposite orientations on the genome precluding the production of functional EWS/ERG via a reciprocal translocation.
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with the remaining 10% of fusions substituting one fusion partner with a closely related family member (e.g.
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It has recently been appreciated that almost half of EWS and FLI1 fusions are a result of
665: 609:"The FLI-1 and Chimeric EWS-FLI-1Oncoproteins Display Similar DNA Binding Specificities" 733: 708: 684: 649: 543: 518: 453: 428: 404: 379: 312: 295: 271: 246: 177: 625: 608: 756: 429:"Rearrangement bursts generate canonical gene fusions in bone and soft tissue tumors" 119: 34: 30: 364: 231: 494: 477: 674: 395: 262: 724: 568:"Oncogenic EWS-Fli1 interacts with hsRPB7, a subunit of human RNA polymerase II" 151: 123: 87: 534: 215: 169: 131: 91: 42: 126:
state. EWS/FLI1 accomplishes this through a set of complementary mechanisms:
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Most fusions between EWS and FLI1 result from a t(11;22)(q24;q12) reciprocal
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EWS/FLI1 functions as both a pioneering transcription factor and potent
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is a gene on chromosome 22 whose mRNA is translated into the protein
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1-7 of EWSR1 to exons 6-9 (or less commonly 5-9) of FLI1.
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resides on chromosome 11 where it encodes a member of the
90:. Evidence of chromoplectic looping is enriched in both 37:. It is found in approximately 90% of all Ewing sarcoma 202:Grünewald, TGP (July 5, 2018). "Ewing sarcoma". 180:, EWS/FLI1 binding, and target gene expression. 8: 138:of EWSR1. This allows EWS/FLI1 to both bind 427:Anderson, Nathaniel D (February 28, 2019). 732: 683: 673: 624: 583: 542: 493: 452: 403: 311: 270: 194: 648:Johnson, Kirsten (November 1, 2017). 7: 517:Boulay, Gaylor (21 September 2017). 378:Grohar, Patrick (January 26, 2016). 613:The Journal of Biological Chemistry 566:Petermann, Robert (6 August 1998). 134:of EWS/FLI1 retains the prion-like 707:Riggi, Nicolò (October 30, 2014). 476:Riggi, Nicolò Riggi (April 2008). 14: 300:The American Journal of Pathology 122:of the cell of origin to favor a 62:Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1 294:Downing, J. R. (November 1993). 337:Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer 70:ETS transcription factor family 245:Tirode, Franck (May 1, 2015). 204:Nature Reviews Disease Primers 1: 626:10.1016/S0021-9258(17)32437-7 607:Mao, Xiaohong (8 July 1998). 495:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-1761 675:10.1371/journal.pone.0186275 396:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.12.063 263:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-0622 146:. These interactions change 64:(abbreviated EWS). 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Index

oncogenic
protein
pathognomonic
Ewing sarcoma
tumors
ERG
FLI1
Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1
ETS transcription factor family
chromosome translocation
exons
chromoplexy
metastatic
p53
oncogene
transcriptome
tumorigenic
N-terminus
transactivation domain
RNA polymerase II
BAF complex
heterochromatin
euchromatin
DNA-binding sites
enhancers
C-terminus
DNA-binding domain
microsatellites
doi
10.1038/s41572-018-0003-x

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