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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Autocrine TGFβ2 enforces a transcriptionally hybrid cell state in Ewing sarcoma.

Emma D Wrenn, Jacob C Harris, April A Apfelbaum, Jonah R Valenti, Patricia A Lipson, Stephanie I Walter, Nicolas M Garcia, Aya Miyaki, Steven C Chen, Jim M Olson and 3 more

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13 authors.

Emma D WrennBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9643-457X
Jacob C HarrisBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
April A ApfelbaumDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3551-4429
Jonah R ValentiBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Patricia A LipsonBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Stephanie I WalterBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Nicolas M GarciaBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Aya MiyakiBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-6748-4595
Steven C ChenBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jim M OlsonBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jason S PriceBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Kelly M BaileyDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Elizabeth R LawlorBen Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2350-1540

Funding

Regulation and function of HOX genes in Ewing sarcoma pathogenesisR01CA215981 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LAWLOR, ELIZABETH R · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
The role of HOXD13 in controlling Ewing sarcoma cell plasticity and metastasisF31CA247104 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI APFELBAUM, APRIL · 2021 to 2022
$66k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA247104NCI NIH HHS R01 CA215981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sub-populations of cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF)-like tumor cells deposit extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins that support Ewing sarcoma (EwS) progression and metastasis. We previously showed a hallmark of CAF-like EwS cells is their hybrid transcriptional state wherein the driver fusion oncogene, EWS::FLI1, maintains activation of proliferative programs but loses capacity to repress mesenchymal genes. Here, we studied primary patient tumors and cell line models to identify molecular drivers of this hybrid state. Our data reveal that hybrid EwS cells are induced and maintained by a TGFβ signaling positive feedback loop. Hybrid cells de-repress

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