Identification and characterization of novel ETV4 splice variants in prostate cancer. 2023

Irene Cosi, and Annalisa Moccia, and Chiara Pescucci, and Uday Munagala, and Salvatore Di Giorgio, and Irene Sineo, and Silvestro G Conticello, and Rosario Notaro, and Maria De Angioletti
Core Research Laboratory, Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica (ISPRO), Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.

ETV4, one of ETS proteins overexpressed in prostate cancer, promotes migration, invasion, and proliferation in prostate cells. This study identifies a series of previously unknown ETV4 alternatively spliced transcripts in human prostate cell lines. Their expression has been validated using several unbiased techniques, including Nanopore sequencing. Most of these transcripts originate from an in-frame exon skipping and, thus, are expected to be translated into ETV4 protein isoforms. Functional analysis of the most abundant among these isoforms shows that they still bear an activity, namely a reduced ability to promote proliferation and a residual ability to regulate the transcription of ETV4 target genes. Alternatively spliced genes are common in cancer cells: an analysis of the TCGA dataset confirms the abundance of these novel ETV4 transcripts in prostate tumors, in contrast to peritumoral tissues. Since none of their translated isoforms have acquired a higher oncogenic potential, such abundance is likely to reflect the tumor deranged splicing machinery. However, it is also possible that their interaction with the canonical variants may contribute to the biology and the clinics of prostate cancer. Further investigations are needed to elucidate the biological role of these ETV4 transcripts and of their putative isoforms.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011471 Prostatic Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PROSTATE. Cancer of Prostate,Prostate Cancer,Cancer of the Prostate,Neoplasms, Prostate,Neoplasms, Prostatic,Prostate Neoplasms,Prostatic Cancer,Cancer, Prostate,Cancer, Prostatic,Cancers, Prostate,Cancers, Prostatic,Neoplasm, Prostate,Neoplasm, Prostatic,Prostate Cancers,Prostate Neoplasm,Prostatic Cancers,Prostatic Neoplasm
D011518 Proto-Oncogene Proteins Products of proto-oncogenes. Normally they do not have oncogenic or transforming properties, but are involved in the regulation or differentiation of cell growth. They often have protein kinase activity. Cellular Proto-Oncogene Proteins,c-onc Proteins,Proto Oncogene Proteins, Cellular,Proto-Oncogene Products, Cellular,Cellular Proto Oncogene Proteins,Cellular Proto-Oncogene Products,Proto Oncogene Products, Cellular,Proto Oncogene Proteins,Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Cellular,c onc Proteins
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015972 Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action in neoplastic tissue. Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression, Neoplastic,Regulation, Gene Expression, Neoplastic
D045744 Cell Line, Tumor A cell line derived from cultured tumor cells. Tumor Cell Line,Cell Lines, Tumor,Line, Tumor Cell,Lines, Tumor Cell,Tumor Cell Lines
D050783 Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets A family of transcription factors that share a unique DNA-binding domain. The name derives from viral oncogene-derived protein oncogene protein v-ets of the AVIAN ERYTHROBLASTOSIS VIRUS. c-ets Proto-Oncogene Protein,c-ets Proto-Oncogene Proteins,ets Proto-Oncogene Protein,ets Proto-Oncogene Proteins,ets Transcription Factor,Proto-Oncogene Protein ets,c-ets Protein,ets Transcription Factors,Factor, ets Transcription,Protein, c-ets Proto-Oncogene,Protein, ets Proto-Oncogene,Proto Oncogene Protein ets,Proto Oncogene Proteins c ets,Proto-Oncogene Protein, c-ets,Proto-Oncogene Protein, ets,Proto-Oncogene Proteins, c-ets,Proto-Oncogene Proteins, ets,Transcription Factor, ets,Transcription Factors, ets,c ets Protein,c ets Proto Oncogene Protein,c ets Proto Oncogene Proteins,c-ets, Proto-Oncogene Proteins,ets Proto Oncogene Protein,ets Proto Oncogene Proteins

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