Fusion Oncoprotein EWSR1::FLI1 Invades Nucleosomes at Consensus ETS Motifs and GGAA Microsatellites
Chen, R.-W.; Zhou, R.; Tokarsky, E. J.; Boone, M. A.; Byrum, A. K.; Poirier, M. G.; Theisen, E. R.
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Ewing sarcoma is an aggressive bone malignancy occurring in children, adolescents, and young adults. Most cases are caused by expression of the fusion oncoprotein EWSR1::FLI1, which contains the low complexity domain (LCD) of EWSR1 and the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of FLI1. Previous genomic studies indicate EWSR1::FLI1 accesses GGAA microsatellites in chromatin to function as a potent transcriptional regulator. Due to the technical challenges of purifying full-length EWSR1::FLI1, mechanistic studies biochemically characterizing its pioneer activities have been lacking. Here, we purified both full-length EWSR1::FLI1 and truncated DBD constructs to conduct biochemical and fluorescence-based experiments investigating interactions with different motifs in free DNA and nucleosomes. Both truncated and full-length EWSR1::FLI1 show efficient target binding in nucleosomes, and that the fourth alpha-helix in the FLI1 DBD enhances nucleosome-binding efficiency. Surprisingly, we also observe differences in both free DNA binding affinity and sequence preference between truncated and full-length proteins, though these changes are not apparent in nucleosome-binding assays. These findings reveal that EWSR1::FLI1 possesses a key pioneer factor property, efficiently targeting its binding site within nucleosomes, and that full-length EWSR1::FLI1 binding shifts to preferentially target GGAA repeats, even on motifs that bind a single EWSR1::FLI1 protein.
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