Review Article

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Two Faces of the FUS/EWS/TAF15 Protein Family

Table 3

Validated direct EWS-FLI1 target genes.

EWS-FLI1 activated genesConsequences of target suppression

Id2 [107]Not known
GLI1 [108]Reduced anchorage independent growth [109]
VEGF [110]Decreased osteolysis [111]
STYXL1 [112]Not known
PLD2 [113]Inhibition of PDGF BB signalling
PTPL1 [114]Reduced growth and increased chemosensitivity [114]
CAV1 [115]Reduced anchorage independent growth, reduced tumorigenicity
GSTM4 [116]Abrogation of oncogenic transformation, increased chemosensitivity [116]
NR0B1 [117, 118]Abrogation of oncogenic transformation [119]
EZH2 [120]Reduced anchorage independent growth, reduced tumorigenicity [120]
AURKA, AURKB [121]Not known
Tenascin C [122]Not known

EWS-FLI1 repressed genesConsequences of target restoration

TGFBR2 [123]Loss of tumorigenicity [123]
CDKN1A [124]Inhibition of cell growth [124]
IGFBP3 [125]Inhibition of cell growth and motility [126]
FOXO1 [127]Not known
DKK1 [128, 129]Decreased tumorigenicity [128]