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Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family
The transcription factor ERG is known to have divergent roles. On one hand, it acts as differentiation factor of endothelial cells. On the other hand, it has pathological roles in various cancers. Genomic analyses of the ERG gene show that it gives rise to several isoforms. However, functional diffe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26554849 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.10.023 |
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author | Hoesel, Bastian Malkani, Naila Hochreiter, Bernhard Basílio, José Sughra, Kalsoom Ilyas, Muhammad Schmid, Johannes A. |
author_facet | Hoesel, Bastian Malkani, Naila Hochreiter, Bernhard Basílio, José Sughra, Kalsoom Ilyas, Muhammad Schmid, Johannes A. |
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description | The transcription factor ERG is known to have divergent roles. On one hand, it acts as differentiation factor of endothelial cells. On the other hand, it has pathological roles in various cancers. Genomic analyses of the ERG gene show that it gives rise to several isoforms. However, functional differences between these isoforms, representing potential reasons for distinct effects in diverse cell types have not been addressed in detail so far. We set out to investigate the major protein isoforms and found that ERG8 contains a unique C-terminus. This isoform, when expressed as GFP-fusion protein, localized mainly to the cytosol, whereas the other major isoforms (ERG1-4) were predominantly nuclear. Using site directed mutagenesis and laser scanning microscopy of live cells, we could identify nuclear localization (NLS) and nuclear export sequences (NES). These analyses indicated that ERG8 lacks a classical NLS and the DNA-binding domain, but holds an additional NES within its distinctive C-terminus. All the tested isoforms were shuttling between nucleus and cytosol and showed a high degree of mobility. ERG’s 1 to 4 were transcriptionally active on ERG-promoter elements whereas ERG8 was inactive, which is in line with the absence of a DNA-binding domain. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy revealed that ERG8 can bind to the transcriptionally active ERG’s. Knockdown of ERG8 in endothelial cells resulted in upregulation of endogenous ERG-transcriptional activity implying ERG8 as an inhibitor of the active ERG isoforms. Quantitative PCR revealed a different ratio of active ERG’s to ERG8 in cancer- versus non-transformed cells. |
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spelling | pubmed-47162932016-02-01 Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family Hoesel, Bastian Malkani, Naila Hochreiter, Bernhard Basílio, José Sughra, Kalsoom Ilyas, Muhammad Schmid, Johannes A. Biochim Biophys Acta Article The transcription factor ERG is known to have divergent roles. On one hand, it acts as differentiation factor of endothelial cells. On the other hand, it has pathological roles in various cancers. Genomic analyses of the ERG gene show that it gives rise to several isoforms. However, functional differences between these isoforms, representing potential reasons for distinct effects in diverse cell types have not been addressed in detail so far. We set out to investigate the major protein isoforms and found that ERG8 contains a unique C-terminus. This isoform, when expressed as GFP-fusion protein, localized mainly to the cytosol, whereas the other major isoforms (ERG1-4) were predominantly nuclear. Using site directed mutagenesis and laser scanning microscopy of live cells, we could identify nuclear localization (NLS) and nuclear export sequences (NES). These analyses indicated that ERG8 lacks a classical NLS and the DNA-binding domain, but holds an additional NES within its distinctive C-terminus. All the tested isoforms were shuttling between nucleus and cytosol and showed a high degree of mobility. ERG’s 1 to 4 were transcriptionally active on ERG-promoter elements whereas ERG8 was inactive, which is in line with the absence of a DNA-binding domain. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy revealed that ERG8 can bind to the transcriptionally active ERG’s. Knockdown of ERG8 in endothelial cells resulted in upregulation of endogenous ERG-transcriptional activity implying ERG8 as an inhibitor of the active ERG isoforms. Quantitative PCR revealed a different ratio of active ERG’s to ERG8 in cancer- versus non-transformed cells. 2015-11-10 2016-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4716293/ /pubmed/26554849 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.10.023 Text en This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hoesel, Bastian Malkani, Naila Hochreiter, Bernhard Basílio, José Sughra, Kalsoom Ilyas, Muhammad Schmid, Johannes A. Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family |
title | Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family |
title_full | Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family |
title_fullStr | Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family |
title_full_unstemmed | Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family |
title_short | Sequence-function correlations and dynamics of ERG isoforms. ERG8 is the black sheep of the family |
title_sort | sequence-function correlations and dynamics of erg isoforms. erg8 is the black sheep of the family |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26554849 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.10.023 |
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