Lapointe J, Kim YH, Miller MA, Li C, Kaygusuz G, van de Rijn M et al. Adapted from Kim et al.68, The third alternative promoter (PIII) is most frequently activated in normal tissues, whereas in prostate cancer the second alternative promoter (PII) is the main driver of ERG transcription. Cell. Definition of an ETS1 protein domain required for nuclear localization in cells and DNA-binding activity in vitro. I functioned as Project Manager for inter-provincial and provincial quality improvement and research projects to create and implement an . [6] The ERG protein is expressed at a similar level throughout the body.[8]. Sun C, Dobi A, Mohamed A, Li H, Thangapazham R, Furusato B et al. The fusion of the transmembrane protease serine 2 with E26 transformation-specific family genes . J Cell Physiol 2010; 224: 734742. PTEN loss induces epithelialmesenchymal transition in human colon cancer cells. Prasad D, Rao V, Lee L, Reddy E . Role of tryptophan repeats and flanking amino acids in Myb-DNA interactions. Comparison: Statistical significance: Normal-vs-ERG fusion: 4.926000E-02: Normal-vs-ETV1 fusion: 4.336600E-03: Genes Cancer, 3 (2012), pp . Detection of the TMPRSS2- ETS fusion gene in prostate carcinomas: retrospective analysis of 55 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded samples with clinical data. Chng KR, Chang CW, Tan SK, Yang C, Hong SZ, Sng NYW et al. Hart M, Wach S, Nolte E, Szczyrba J, Menon R, Taubert H et al. miR141 modulates androgen receptor transcriptional activity in human prostate cancer cells through targeting the small heterodimer partner protein. Nature 2012; 487: 239243. Furthermore, HDAC interference interfered with AR transport by sequestering AR in the cytoplasm and preventing nuclear transport.200 The use of HDAC inhibitors trichostatin A and valproic acid significantly decreases TMPRSS2:ERG expression at both the mRNA and protein level; this is concurrent with an increase in acetylation of p53, increasing apoptosis and the upregulation of cell cycle control gene CDKN1A (linked with cell cycle arrest and senescence).119, Other inhibitors function by directly targeting ERG itself. This positive feedback loop is associated with increased invasiveness of prostate cancer cell lines.87, 88, Isoforms of ERG interact with each other, as well as with other ETS family members (FLI1, ETV1 and SPI1) via the PNT and/or ETS-binding domain.89 ERG isoforms, which lack the 81-bp exon 7 (81 isoforms) or the 72-bp exon 7b (72), are expressed in chicken, mouse and human tissues (adding, in frame, 27 and 24 amino acids, respectively). The transcription factor ERG is essential for definitive hematopoiesis and the function of adult hematopoietic stem cells. Zammarchi F, Boutsalis G, Cartegni L . H,GSEAusing gene sets of NF-kB-regulated genes comparing prostate tumors with normal prostate samples in the Biella microarray dataset and ESE1high with all the other tumors (ESE1high vs. PCa) in the indicated microarray datasets , P < 0.01; , P < 0.005. Multiplexed massively parallel SELEX for characterization of human transcription factor binding specificities. Zong Y, Xin L, Goldstein AS, Lawson DA, Teitell MA, Witte ON . However, in the past decade ERG has become highly associated with prostate cancer development, particularly as a result of a gene fusion with the promoter region of the androgen-induced TMPRRSS2 gene. Methods Rajput AB, Miller MA, De Luca A, Boyd N, Leung S, Hurtado-Coll A et al. Kim S, Denny CT, Wisdom R . Maroulakou IG, Bowe DB . The two arginines that bind the GGA of the ETS-binding site consensus are shown in bold. Prostate cancer is a clinically heterogeneous disease. Use of the stromal cell-derived factor-1/CXCR4 pathway in prostate cancer metastasis to bone. In the absence of DNA, the NID is also able to bind H3 of the EBD. Rainis L, Toki T, Pimanda JE, Rosenthal E, Machol K, Strehl S et al. Cancer Res 2008; 68: 85168524. These genes act to breakdown the extracellular matrix and as a signal for axonal growth cone guidance molecules, respectively.185 Upregulation of the microtubule-forming protein -III tubulin has also been tightly associated with the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion and phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) deletion, particularly in tumours with a high Gleason score.186 TMPRSS2:ERG has been shown to physically interact with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and the catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinases. Prostate. Vimentin is highly expressed in actively migrating cells but not stationary in cells. TMPRSS2 can make use of two initial exons (T0 and T1). The C-terminal H3 of ERGs EBD faces the N-terminus of Jun in an anti-parallel manner. Int. Barbieri CE, Baca SC, Lawrence MS, Demichelis F, Blattner M, Theurillat J-P et al. This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain. Tomlins SA, Laxman B, Varambally S, Cao X, Yu J, Helgeson BE et al. MeSH Article PloS One 2014; 9: e86824. Oncogene 2007; 27: 19932003. ERG is a critical regulator of Wnt/LEF1 signaling in prostate cancer. Cytidine methylation of regulatory sequences near the pi-class glutathione S-transferase gene accompanies human prostatic carcinogenesis. Differentiation 2008; 76: 717727. They aretargeting these onco-proteins or their functions to develop novel targeted therapeutic agents. Blood 2011; 118: 11451153. Careers. Nature 2009; 457: E1E1. . Karim F, Urness L, Thummel C, Klemsz M, McKercher S, Celada A et al. Clinical implication; Diagnosis; ERG; Gene signatures; Prognosis; Prostate cancer. Use of blood-pressure-lowering medication and risk of prostate cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Singareddy R, Semaan L, Conley-LaComb MK, John JS, Powell K, Iyer M et al. It is also suggested that other proteins may interact with the NID to displace it and reinstate ERGs DNA-binding abilities.70 This type of regulatory mechanism can be found in other ETS proteins. Treatment with the PARP inhibitor olaparib significantly reduced the invasive abilities of ERG+ cells.156 Exposure of ERG+ /PTEN prostate cells to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib was shown to sensitise the cells to low-dose radiation. Thank you for visiting nature.com. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2008; 88: 669673. Cancer Res 2007; 67: 79917995. AB - ERG and androgen receptor (AR) are known to function cooperatively in prostate cancer (PCa) progression. The disease is most common in North America and northern Europe. The ETS gene family. TMPRSS2-ERG fusions are the most predominant molecular subtype, with multiple studies showing that approximately 50% of prostate cancers from prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screened surgical cohorts are TMPRSS2-ERG fusion-positive, and greater than 90% of prostate cancers over-expressing ERG harbor TMPRSS2-ERG fusions [2,4-18]. Seed, Alberto J. Taurozzi, Anne T. Collins, Oncogene Seth A, Ascione R, Fisher R, Mavrothalassitis G, Bhat N, Papas T . Br J Cancer 2007; 97: 16901695. The Second Edition of The Oncogene and Tumour Suppressor Gene FactsBook has been completely revised, updated, and expanded by 60%. Mehra R, Tomlins SA, Shen R, Nadeem O, Wang L, Wei JT et al. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29: 36593668. The enzyme PARP1 has been shown to be a required co-factor for ERG proteins in prostate cancer cells. Cancer Res 2006; 66: 83378341. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1985; 82: 72947298. We are grateful to DOD organizationfor standing up to our cancer research. Regulation of endothelial cell development by ETS transcription factors. Bioinformatics approach leads to the discovery of the TMPRSS2: ETS gene fusion in prostate cancer. Carrre S, Verger A, Flourens A, Stehelin D, Duterque-Coquillaud M . Transcriptional regulation of CXCR4 in prostate cancer: significance of TMPRSS2-ERG fusions. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70: 33753390. Mesodermal expression of the chicken ERG gene associated with precartilaginous condensation and cartilage differentiation. Differentially spliced ERG-3 product functions as a transcriptional activator. Gupta S, Iljin K, Sara H, Mpindi JP, Mirtti T, Vainio P et al. This binding preference is facilitated by the substitution of a leucine residue in the fourth -strand with a tyrosine or phenylalanine (Figure 1). There are also alternative polyadenylation sites in exons 7b, exon 11 and exon 12.3, 52, 83 As a result, up to 30 alternative ERG transcripts are expressed encoding at least 15 protein variants. It may be caused by intronic deletion or translocation. Bakker A, Slack JC, Palanisamy N, Carskadon S, Ghosh S, Khalifeh I, Bismar TA. This means that the protein transcribes for with the gene could be produced in excess or under- produced resulting in unnatural activity in cells. Frequent overexpression of ETS-related gene-1 (ERG1) in prostate cancer transcriptome. In CRPC, ERG was expressed in 29% of cases, and was associated with a longer overall survival.CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm that ERG expression is less frequent in PCa from patients of. PARP inhibition sensitizes to low dose-rate radiation TMPRSS2-ERG fusion gene-expressing and PTEN-deficient prostate cancer cells. [14] DNA binding protein ERG fuses with RNA binding proteins EWS and TLS/FUS in Ewing's sarcoma and acute myeloid leukemias respectively and function as transcriptional activators. TMPRSS2: ERG fusion identifies a subgroup of prostate cancers with a favorable prognosis. Oncogene 2014; 33: 51835192. Kim TS, Heinlein C, Hackman RC, Nelson PS . Although all members of the ETS family bind the core sequence GGA(A/T), differentiation between the classes is associated with the surrounding sequences. The transcription factor ERG represses ICAM-1 expression and vascular inflammation. J Biol Chem 2012; 287: 65826591. There are three mutually exclusive alternative promoters (PI-III) and consequently three alternative first exons (1a, 1b and 1c) and translation start sites. Dai M, Chen L, Zheng Y, Chen W, Tao Z, Weng Z et al. 5. TMPRSS2-ERG fusion, a common genomic alteration in prostate cancer activates C-MYC and abrogates prostate epithelial differentiation. Epub 2013 Sep 5. We assessed 253 prostate cancer cases for TMPRSS2-ERG fusion status using an ERG break-apart FISH assay. Mol Cancer Res 2013; 11: 13491361. Rational basis for the combination of PCA3 and TMPRSS2: ERG gene fusion for prostate cancer diagnosis. Transcriptional regulator ERG is a protein encoded by ERG ( ETS family transcription factor ERG), which is located at 21q22 Anti-ERG monoclonal antibodies to the N or C terminus are available, with a slightly different specificity (the few differences marked throughout the text) ERG-associated protein with SET domain (ESET)-Oct4 interaction regulates pluripotency and represses the trophectoderm lineage. Gopalan A, Leversha MA, Satagopan JM, Zhou Q, Al-Ahmadie HA, Fine SW et al. Basal epithelial stem cells are efficient targets for prostate cancer initiation. Characterization of TMPRSS2-ETS gene aberrations in androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer. The middle part of ERG contains a transcriptional activation domain (TAD). Gene 2001; 274: 169177. Molecular biology of the ETS family of transcription factors. BACKGROUND. Epigenet Chromatin 2009; 2: 12. Nature 1983; 306: 395397. J Virol 2010; 84: 56055614. The role of genetic markers in the management of prostate cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2012; 109: 90839088. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the The ERG gene: a human gene related to the ets oncogene. Expression and function of ETS transcription factors in mammalian development: a regulatory network. If a functional, causal role for the TMPRSS2/ETS fusions is established, the uncovering of a major genetic cause of primary prostate tumors will have a profound impact on our understanding of the molecular mechanism(s) that drive prostate carcinogenesis, and . Each region consists of three tryptophan residues separated by 1819 amino acids.53 The tryptophan triplicates form a hydrophobic core in each repeat,54 which provide a scaffold for the proteins helix-turn-helix binding domain.55. Ichikawa H, Shimizu K, Hayashi Y, Ohki M . ERG expression is associated with increased risk of biochemical relapse following radical prostatectomy in early onset prostate cancer. J Biol Chem 1990; 265: 1999019995. ERG overexpression in conjunction with loss of PTEN or TP53 is able to transform high-grade PIN into invasive carcinoma with increased cell migration.97 Therefore, it is thought that only the concomitant loss or inactivation of a tumour-suppressor gene is required for the progression to a more aggressive, invasive phenotype.97, 103 Consistent with this theory, lesions in PTEN and TP53 tumour-suppressor genes are associated with ETS+ tumours.193, 194 The loss, mutation or inhibition of PTEN, TP53 and other tumour-suppressor genes are thought to be the triggers for invasion and metastasis.195, 196. J Biol Chem 1997; 272: 2618826195. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2008; 183: 2127. 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They act as co-factors in ERG-driven invasion of prostate cells; and contribute to further DNA damage by inducing double-strand breaks.156, TMPRSS2:ERG expression is also linked to stromal changes, the promotion of EMT and aggressive prostate cancer phenotype.94, 98 ERG also activates the promoter of EZH2 in prostate cancer cells, promoting cancer growth progression by epigenetically deactivating tumour-suppressor genes such as NKX3.1. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. Yeap L-S, Hayashi K, Surani MA . Bowen KA, Doan HQ, Zhou BP, Wang Q, Zhou Y, Rychahou PG et al. A combination of three-dimensional spatial proximity of the gene fusion partner loci and DNA breaks has been shown to promote the formation of gene fusions Liang H, Mao X, Olejniczak ET, Nettesheim DG, Yu L, Meadows RP et al. Overwhelming evidence suggests that ERG does contribute to worse outcomes and is involved in the regulation of signalling pathways that are dysregulated. Introduction of the ERG gene fusion product into primary or immortalized benign prostate epithelial cells induced an invasion-associated transcriptional program but did not increase cellular proliferation or anchorage-independent growth. [8], In acute myeloid leukemia, the t(16;21) translocation in myeloid leukemia fuses TLS/FUS to ERG which disrupts the natural TLS/FUS RNA binding domain, and instead inserting the ERG DNA binding domain. The EBD is essential for DNA recognition and is also involved in the recruitment of AP-168 and co-activators including histone acetyltransferases.69 The C-terminal transactivation domain has some involvement in heterodimerisation, but it is not involved in homodimerisation. Oncogene 2007; 26: 45964599. Dev Biol 2007; 305: 4051. 2012 Mar;25(3):471-9. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2011.176. During chromosomal translocations that occur in cell division, ERG can accidentally get stuck onto a different chromosome than where it belongs. 2014 Jan 20;32(3):206-11 Considering the important role of USP9X for stabilizing ERG in prostate cancer , we surmised that USP9X may also stabilize EWS-ERG and EWS-ERG may thus be sensitive to USP9X inhibition by WP1130. Neoplasia 2008; 10: 177IN179. Genome Res 2010; 20: 861873. Leshem O, Madar S, Kogan-Sakin I, Kamer I, Goldstein I, Brosh R et al. Lathen C, Zhang Y, Chow J, Singh M, Lin G, Nigam V et al. PubMedGoogle Scholar. Dev Cell 2015; 32: 8296. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. The authors declare no conflict of interest. It has a DNA binding domain and a PNT (pointed) domain. organization's positions, strategies or opinions. The TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion (T2E) is one of the most common genetic events underlying prostate cancer, occurring in 50% of all cases. African-American men have twice the risk of developing prostate cancer as Caucasian men. Examples of these fusion gene products would be TMPRSS2-ERG and NDRG1-ERG in prostate cancer, EWS-ERG in Ewings sarcoma, and FUS-ERG in acute myeloid leukemia. Bismar TA, Alshalalfa M, Petersen LF, Teng LH, Gerke T, Bakkar A, Al-Mami A, Liu S, Dolph M, Mucci LA, Alhajj R. BJU Int. -. Yu J, Yu J, Mani R-S, Cao Q, Brenner CJ, Cao X et al. TMPRSS2-driven ERG expression in vivo increases self-renewal and maintains expression in a castration resistant subpopulation. Although age is a risk factor for prostate cancer, the disease is more dangerous in men in their 50s and early 60s than in older men. Expression of the TMPRSS2: ERG fusion gene predicts cancer recurrence after surgery for localised prostate cancer. Google Scholar. Oncogenic activation of ERG: a predominant mechanism in prostate cancer. 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However, the relative lack of specificity of PSA has resulted in significant over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatment for indolent tumors. Developmental expression of transcription factor genes in a demosponge: insights into the origin of metazoan multicellularity. tumor types other than prostate cancer and found FISH signal patterns specific ofERG rearrangements in none of them. Prostate 2012; 72: 15141522. Expression of variant TMPRSS2/ERG fusion messenger RNAs is associated with aggressive prostate cancer. In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles Oncogene 1994; 9: 669673. Am J Pathol 2010; 176: 29862996. ERG can fuse with TMPRSS2 protein to form an oncogenic fusion gene that is commonly found in human prostate cancer, especially in hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Mod Pathol 2007; 21: 6775. MYC upregulation is linked to increased cell survival, invasion, androgen independence and biochemical recurrence. Gene namei. 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In normal development, ERG is initially highly expressed in the embryonic mesoderm and endothelium where it has a critical role in the formation of the vascular system, the urogenital tract and in bone development.15, 26 ERG is also expressed at high levels in embryonic neural crest cells during their migratory phase.27 ERG expression decreases during vascular development28 but continues to regulate the pluripotency of haematopoietic stem cells,29 endothelial cell (EC) homeostasis30, 31 and angiogenesis.15, 16 ERG expression is not restricted to development: in the adult mouse it is expressed in endothelial tissue including adrenal, cartilage, heart, spleen, lymphatic endothelial and eosinophil cells.28, During mouse embryonic development, ERG is initially expressed in ECs,13 particularly the amniotic membrane, in the blood vessels surrounding the neural tube,32 the vasculature of the heart and in precartilage.28, 33 ERG is essential for maintaining vascular integrity and the viability of the embryo. Oncogene 2000; 19: 65336548. Cells that express the membrane-bound CXCR4 receptor metastasise to sites of stromal-derived factor-1 release.106 Furthermore, the ADAMTS1 gene (encoding a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin motif) is upregulated by ERG in prostate cancer cells. . ETS factor SPI (class I) binds sequences that lack the GGA(A/T) core, including sequences in the macrophage scavenger receptor (AGAGAAGT) and IL-1 beta (IL-1; GCAGAAGT) promoters in which the core sequence is AGAA.77 Binding specificity is also affected by post-translational modifications and proteinprotein interactions. Transcription factor ERG regulates angiogenesis and endothelial apoptosis through VE-cadherin. Neoplasia 2010; 12: 1031IN1022. Tsuzuki S, Taguchi O, Seto M . Structural and dynamic studies of the transcription factor ERG reveal DNA binding is allosterically autoinhibited. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2011; 22: 474480. 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