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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2024

Endogenous EWSR1 Exists in Two Visual Modalities That Reflect Its Associations with Nucleic Acids and Concentration at Sites of Active Transcription.

Soumya Sundara Rajan, Vernon J Ebegboni, Patricio Pichling, Katelyn R Ludwig, Tamara L Jones, Raj Chari, Andy Tran, Michael J Kruhlak, Jadranka Loncarek, Natasha J Caplen

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Molecular basis of EWS interdomain self-association and its role in condensate formation.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Soumya Sundara RajanFunctional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8346-9741
Vernon J EbegboniFunctional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1898-6555
Patricio PichlingFunctional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Katelyn R LudwigFunctional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Tamara L JonesFunctional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Raj ChariGenome Modification Core, Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Andy TranCCR Confocal Microscopy Core Facility, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2388-7121
Michael J KruhlakCCR Confocal Microscopy Core Facility, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3976-6233
Jadranka LoncarekCentrosome Biology Section, Cancer Innovation Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1879-5473
Natasha J CaplenFunctional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0001-9460
National Institutes of Health · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · US

Funding

Control of centrosome biogenesisZIABC011459 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LONCAREK, JADRANKA · 2012 to 2025
$16.1M
Discovery of genes required for expression or activity of fusion oncogenesZIABC011704 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI CAPLEN, NATASHA · 2016 to 2025
$15.8M
CCR Microscopy CoreZICBC010858 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI KRUHLAK, MICHAEL · 2009 to 2025
$14.8M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011459Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011704Intramural NIH HHS ZIC BC010858NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003I
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

EWSR1 is a member of the FET family of nucleic acid binding proteins that includes FUS and TAF15. Here, we report the systematic analysis of endogenous EWSR1's cellular organization in human cells. We demonstrate that EWSR1, which contains low complexity and nucleic acid binding domains, is present in cells in faster and slower-recovering fractions, indicative of a protein undergoing both rapid exchange and longer-term interactions. The employment of complementary high-resolution imaging approaches shows EWSR1 exists in two visual modalities, a distributed state which is present throughout the nucleoplasm, and a concentrated state consistent with the formation of foci. Both EWSR1 visual modalities localize with nascent RNA. EWSR1 foci concentrate in regions of euchromatin, adjacent to protein markers of transcriptional activation, and significantly colocalize with phosphorylated RNA polymerase II. Our results contribute to bridging the gap between our understanding of the biophysical and biochemical properties of FET proteins, including EWSR1, their functions as transcriptional regulators, and the participation of these proteins in tumorigenesis and neurodegenerative disease.

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Neurodegenerative DiseasesNucleic AcidsRNA-Binding Protein EWSHumansRNA Polymerase IIEWSR1 protein, humanNucleic AcidsRNA-Binding Protein EWSRNA Polymerase IIEWSR1FET proteinsnucleoplasmic organization

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PMID38506112
PMCPMC10986767
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