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The Ewing's Sarcoma Oncoprotein EWS/FLI Induces a P53-dependent Growth Arrest in Primary Human Fibroblasts

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Journal Cancer Cell
Publisher Cell Press
Specialty Oncology
Date 2002 Jun 28
PMID 12086853
Citations 117
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Abstract

Ewing's sarcoma is associated with a fusion between the EWS and FLI1 genes, forming an EWS/FLI fusion protein. We developed a system for the identification of cooperative mutations in this tumor through expression of EWS/FLI in primary human fibroblasts. Gene expression profiling demonstrated that this system recapitulates many features of Ewing's sarcoma. EWS/FLI-expressing cells underwent growth arrest, suggesting that growth arrest-abrogating collaborative mutations may be required for tumorigenesis. Expression profiling identified transcriptional upregulation of p53, and the growth arrest was rescued by inhibition of p53. These data support a role for p53 as a tumor suppressor in Ewing's sarcoma and demonstrate the use of transcriptional profiling of model systems in the identification of cooperating mutations in human cancer.

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