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EWS/FLI alters 5'-splice site selection.

L L Knoop1, S J Baker

  • 1Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|April 13, 2001
PubMed
Summary

The EWS/FLI fusion protein, common in Ewing sarcoma, disrupts RNA splicing. This splicing interference is linked to the oncogenic transforming activity of EWS/FLI.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Genetics

Background:

  • The EWS/FLI chimeric gene, resulting from chromosomal translocations, is found in over 85% of Ewing sarcoma cases.
  • The EWS/FLI fusion protein combines the EWS N-terminus with the FLI-1 DNA-binding domain, influencing both DNA binding and transcription.
  • Both EWS and EWS/FLI proteins interact with SF1 and U1C, key components of the cellular splicing machinery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of EWS and EWS/FLI on 5'-splice site selection.
  • To determine if the splicing alteration activity of EWS/FLI correlates with its transforming potential.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an E1A gene in vivo splicing assay to assess the effects of EWS and EWS/FLI on pre-mRNA splicing.
  • Performed mutational analysis of the EWS/FLI protein to identify regions responsible for splicing modulation and transforming activity.

Main Results:

  • EWS/FLI, but not the wild-type EWS protein, was found to interfere with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1-dependent splice site selection of E1A.
  • Mutational analysis demonstrated a strong correlation between the ability of EWS/FLI to affect pre-mRNA splicing and its oncogenic transforming activity.

Conclusions:

  • The EWS/FLI fusion protein possesses the capability to influence pre-mRNA splicing processes.
  • The disruption of splicing by EWS/FLI is functionally linked to its role in the development of Ewing sarcoma.

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