AT-hook DNA-binding motif-containing protein one knockdown downregulates EWSFLI1 transcriptional activity in Ewing’s sarcoma cells

Takao Kitagawa, Daiki Kobayashi, Byron Baron, Hajime Okita, Tatsuo Miyamoto, Rie Takai, Durga Paudel, Tohru Ohta, Yoichi Asaoka, Masayuki Tokunaga, Koji Nakagawa, Makoto Furutani-Seiki, Norie Araki, Yasuhiro Kuramitsu, Masanobu Kobayashi

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Abstract

Ewing’s sarcoma is the second most common bone malignancy in children or young adults and is caused by an oncogenic transcription factor by a chromosomal translocation between the EWSR1 gene and the ETS transcription factor family. However, the transcriptional mechanism of EWS-ETS fusion proteins is still unclear. To identify the transcriptional complexes of EWS-ETS fusion transcription factors, we applied a proximal labeling system called BioID in Ewing’s sarcoma cells. We identified AHDC1 as a proximal protein of EWS-ETS fusion proteins. AHDC1 knockdown showed a reduced cell growth and transcriptional activity of EWS-FLI1. AHDC1 knockdown also reduced BRD4 and BRG1 protein levels, both known as interacting proteins of EWS-FLI1. Our results suggest that AHDC1 supports cell growth through EWS-FLI1.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0269077
JournalPloS one
Volume17
Issue number10 October
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Oct

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