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

MF Orth, D Surdez, T Faehling, AC Ehlers, A Marchetto… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
MF Orth, D Surdez, T Faehling, AC Ehlers, A Marchetto, S Grossetête, R Volckmann…
Cell reports, 2022cell.com
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 …
Summary
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.
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