Systematic multi-omics cell line profiling uncovers principles of Ewing sarcoma fusion oncogene-mediated gene regulationEwing 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 (HERE) 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.
The Ewing Sarcoma Cell Line Atlas
The data presented here belong to the manuscript 'Systematic multi-omics cell line profiling uncovers principles of Ewing sarcoma fusion oncogene-mediated gene regulation' by Martin F. Orth et al, 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||