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ArticleCancer gene therapy2025

Targeted inactivation of EWSR1 : : FLI1 gene in Ewing sarcoma via CRISPR/Cas9 driven by an Ewing-specific GGAA promoter.

Saint T Cervera, Selene Martínez, María Iranzo-Martínez, Laura Notario, Raquel M Melero-Fernández de Mera, Javier Alonso

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Article in Cancer gene therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Targeted and molecular therapies in Ewing sarcoma: a comprehensive review of preclinical and clinical advances.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Saint T CerveraUnidad de Tumores Sólidos Infantiles. Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8837-5346
Selene MartínezUnidad de Tumores Sólidos Infantiles. Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-3931
María Iranzo-MartínezUnidad de Tumores Sólidos Infantiles. Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5643-739X
Laura NotarioCentro Nacional de Microbiología. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-1916
Raquel M Melero-Fernández de MeraUnidad de Tumores Sólidos Infantiles. Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
Javier AlonsoUnidad de Tumores Sólidos Infantiles. Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. fjalonso@isciii.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-8391

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have recently demonstrated that genetic inactivation of EWSR1 : : FLI1 by CRISPR/Cas9, successfully blocks cell proliferation in a cell model of Ewing sarcoma. However, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing can exhibit off-target effects, and thus, precise regulation of Cas9 expression in target cells is essential to develop gene-editing strategies to inactivate EWSR1 : : FLI1 in Ewing sarcoma cells. In this study, we demonstrate that Cas9 can be specifically expressed in Ewing sarcoma cells when located downstream a promoter consisting of GGAA repeats and a consensus TATA box (GGAAprom). Under these conditions, Cas9 is selectively expressed in Ewing sarcoma cells that express EWSR1 : : FLI1 oncoproteins, but not in cells expressing wild-type FLI1. Consequently, Ewing sarcoma cells infected with GGAAprom>Cas9 and a specific gRNA designed to inactivate EWSR1 : : FLI1, showed successful EWSR1 : : FLI1 inactivation and the subsequent blockade of cell proliferation. Notably, GGAAprom>Cas9 can be efficiently delivered to Ewing sarcoma cells via adenoviral vectors both in vitro and in vivo, highlighting the potential of this approach for Ewing sarcoma treatment. Our results demonstrate that the CRISPR/Cas9 machinery is safe and specific for Ewing sarcoma cells when driven under a GGAAprom, paving the way for the development of cancer gene therapies based on the selective expression of genes with therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsCRISPR-Cas SystemsOncogene Proteins, FusionPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1RNA-Binding Protein EWSSarcoma, EwingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene EditingHumansMiceEWSR1 protein, humanFLI1 protein, humanOncogene Proteins, FusionProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1RNA-Binding Protein EWS

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PMID40089636
PMCPMC11976297

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