LLPS-Hos-0808
EWSR1

▼ OVERVIEW


Status: Reviewed
Protein Name: RNA-binding protein EWS; EWS oncogene; Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1 protein
Gene Name: EWSR1, EWS
Ensembl Gene: ENSG00000182944.17
Ensembl Protein: ENSP00000385726.1
Organism: Homo sapiens
Taxa ID: 9606
LLPS Type: Scaffold
PDB: 2CPE (A) More


▼ PROPERTY



——— Disorder propensity (calculated by IUPred2A)

▼ Classification


Minimum set of experiments:
In vitro
ExperimentDescriptionPMIDs
Assembly
"...At a concentration similar to the nuclear concentration (7.6 μM), FUS phase separated into droplets (Fig. 1, E and F). This behavior contrasted with that in living cells, where only 1% of the nuclear FUS protein was contained in condensates (Fig. 1F), which are paraspeckles (19). The remaining 99% of nuclear FUS protein was diffusely localized. Similar observations were made for TDP43, EWSR1, TAF15, and hnRNPA1."
29961577
In cells
ExperimentDescriptionPMIDs
Assembly
"...At a concentration similar to the nuclear concentration (7.6 μM), FUS phase separated into droplets (Fig. 1, E and F). This behavior contrasted with that in living cells, where only 1% of the nuclear FUS protein was contained in condensates (Fig. 1F), which are paraspeckles (19). The remaining 99% of nuclear FUS protein was diffusely localized. Similar observations were made for TDP43, EWSR1, TAF15, and hnRNPA1."
29961577

Partners:
ComplexDescriptionPMIDs
FUS + EWSR1
"...When ADMA FUS or HYPO FUS were mixed with TAF15 or EWS, their phase behavior was essentially indistinguishable from ADMA FUS or HYPO FUS alone. However, TNPO1 strongly suppressed phase separation of both ADMA FUS and HYPO FUS."
29677515
EWSR1 + RNA
"...Small amounts of RNA promoted liquid droplet formation. RNA-containing droplets contained a higher FUS concentration than RNA-free droplets, and they appeared slightly more viscous. However, upon further increase in the RNA/protein concentration ratio, the droplets became smaller and finally dissolved. The addition of RNase A resulted in droplet reappearance, indicating that droplet solubilization depends on intact RNA. Similar results were obtained for EWSR1, TAF15, hnRNPA1, and TDP43. Thus, we conclude that high RNA/protein ratios prevent phase separation and that low ratios promote phase separation."
29650702

Condensates:
CondensateDescriptionTissue/CellPMIDs
Droplet
"...To develop a predictor for the phase separation propensity of a given protein sequence, we started by defining a set of 11 proteins which have been shown, in the literature, to phase separate in vitro as single purified components due to interactions involving intrinsically disordered regions of the protein."
In vitro29424691
Droplet
"...We were able to drive phase separation of most FUS family proteins (FUS, EWSR1, TAF15, hnRNPDL, hnRNPH3, hnRNPA3, hnRNPH1, hnRNPH2, CSTF2, hnRNPA2B1, CSTF2T, hnRNPA1b, hnRNPA1a, PSPC1, hnRNPD, hnRNPAB, hnRNPA0, DAZAP1, hnRNPA1L2, TIA1, TIAL1, TDP-43) either by increasing protein concentration or by adding dextran, which is a molecular crowding agent. However, only FUS, EWSR1, and TAF15, which constitute the FET family, showed robust phase separation in the absence of crowding agents at a protein concentration of 5 μM."
In vitro29961577
Droplet
"...No trapping whatsoever was observed when the GFP:CTD test protein was exposed to either hnRNPA2 or CIRBP hydrogel droplets, and weak trapping was observed for FUS and EWS hydrogels."
In vitro24267890
Nucleolus
"...The data set from all our nucleolar mass spectrometry analyses defines an updated group of 692 proteins that reproducibly copurify with human nucleoli."
HeLa cells15635413
Centrosome/Spindle pole body
"...MiCroKiTS 4.0: a database of midbody, centrosome, kinetochore, telomere and spindle."
N/A19133275
Stress granule
"...We found that the insoluble fraction of TAF15 was markedly reduced in PAD4-expressing cells and there was a corresponding increase in the TAF15 soluble fraction. In addition, the solubility of the ALS-linked mutant form of TAF15 (G391E) was modulated by citrullination. Similarly, TAF15, FUS, EWSR1, and hnRNPA1 proteins in insoluble fraction were remarkably decreased in PAD4-expressing HEK293T and Neuro-2A neural cells."
HEK293T cells29425503
Stress granule
"...By adding known stress granule components not identified by mass spectrometry to this list, we created the first stress granule proteome for a mammalian cell."
U2OS cells26777405
Stress granule
"...283 proteins identified as APEX hits in HEK293T cells or previously shown to associate with SGs."
N/A29373831
Nuclear speckle, Neuronal granule, Chromatoid bodyPredicted from orthologsN/A(View)

▼ FUNCTION


Might normally function as a transcriptional repressor. EWS-fusion-proteins (EFPS) may play a role in the tumorigenic process. They may disturb gene expression by mimicking, or interfering with the normal function of CTD-POLII within the transcription initiation complex. They may also contribute to an aberrant activation of the fusion protein target genes.

▼ SEQUENCE


Protein Sequence (FASTA)
1     MASTDYSTYS  QAAAQQGYSA  YTAQPTQGYA  QTTQAYGQQS  YGTYGQPTDV  SYTQAQTTAT  60
61    YGQTAYATSY  GQPPTVEGTS  TGYTTPTAPQ  AYSQPVQGYG  TGAYDTTTAT  VTTTQASYAA  120
121   QSAYGTQPAY  PAYGQQPAAT  APTRPQDGNK  PTETSQPQSS  TGGYNQPSLG  YGQSNYSYPQ  180
181   VPGSYPMQPV  TAPPSYPPTS  YSSTQPTSYD  QSSYSQQNTY  GQPSSYGQQS  SYGQQSSYGQ  240
241   QPPTSYPPQT  GSYSQAPSQY  SQQSSSYGQQ  SSFRQDHPSS  MGVYGQESGG  FSGPGENRSM  300
301   SGPDNRGRGR  GGFDRGGMSR  GGRGGGRGGM  GAGERGGFNK  PGGPMDEGPD  LDLGPPVDPD  360
361   EDSDNSAIYV  QGLNDSVTLD  DLADFFKQCG  VVKMNKRTGQ  PMIHIYLDKE  TGKPKGDATV  420
421   SYEDPPTAKA  AVEWFDGKDF  QGSKLKVSLA  RKKPPMNSMR  GGLPPREGRG  MPPPLRGGPG  480
481   GPGGPGGPMG  RMGGRGGDRG  GFPPRGPRGS  RGNPSGGGNV  QHRAGDWQCP  NPGCGNQNFA  540
541   WRTECNQCKA  PKPEGFLPPP  FPPPGGDRGR  GGPGGMRGGR  GGLMDRGGPG  GMFRGGRGGD  600
601   RGGFRGGRGM  DRGGFGGGRR  GGPGGPPGPL  MEQMGGRRGG  RGGPGKMDKG  EHRQERRDRP  660
661   Y  661
Nucleotide CDS Sequence (FASTA)
1     ATGGCGTCCA  CGGATTACAG  TACCTATAGC  CAAGCTGCAG  CGCAGCAGGG  CTACAGTGCT  60
61    TACACCGCCC  AGCCCACTCA  AGGATATGCA  CAGACCACCC  AGGCATATGG  GCAACAAAGC  120
121   TATGGAACCT  ATGGACAGCC  CACTGATGTC  AGCTATACCC  AGGCTCAGAC  CACTGCAACC  180
181   TATGGGCAGA  CCGCCTATGC  AACTTCTTAT  GGACAGCCTC  CCACTGGTTA  TACTACTCCA  240
241   ACTGCCCCCC  AGGCATACAG  CCAGCCTGTC  CAGGGGTATG  GCACTGGTGC  TTATGATACC  300
301   ACCACTGCTA  CAGTCACCAC  CACCCAGGCC  TCCTATGCAG  CTCAGTCTGC  ATATGGCACT  360
361   CAGCCTGCTT  ATCCAGCCTA  TGGGCAGCAG  CCAGCAGCCA  CTGCACCTAC  AAGACCGCAG  420
421   GATGGAAACA  AGCCCACTGA  GACTAGTCAA  CCTCAATCTA  GCACAGGGGG  TTACAACCAG  480
481   CCCAGCCTAG  GATATGGACA  GAGTAACTAC  AGTTATCCCC  AGGTACCTGG  GAGCTACCCC  540
541   ATGCAGCCAG  TCACTGCACC  TCCATCCTAC  CCTCCTACCA  GCTATTCCTC  TACACAGCCG  600
601   ACTAGTTATG  ATCAGAGCAG  TTACTCTCAG  CAGAACACCT  ATGGGCAACC  GAGCAGCTAT  660
661   GGACAGCAGA  GTAGCTATGG  TCAACAAAGC  AGCTATGGGC  AGCAGCCTCC  CACTAGTTAC  720
721   CCACCCCAAA  CTGGATCCTA  CAGCCAAGCT  CCAAGTCAAT  ATAGCCAACA  GAGCAGCAGC  780
781   TACGGGCAGC  AGAGTTCATT  CCGACAGGAC  CACCCCAGTA  GCATGGGTGT  TTATGGGCAG  840
841   GAGTCTGGAG  GATTTTCCGG  ACCAGGAGAG  AACCGGAGCA  TGAGTGGCCC  TGATAACCGG  900
901   GGCAGGGGAA  GAGGGGGATT  TGATCGTGGA  GGCATGAGCA  GAGATCCAGA  TGAAGACTCT  960
961   GACAACAGTG  CAATTTATGT  ACAAGGATTA  AATGACAGTG  TGACTCTAGA  TGATCTGGCA  1020
1021  GACTTCTTTA  AGCAGTGTGG  GGTTGTTAAG  ATGAACAAGA  GAACTGGGCA  ACCCATGATC  1080
1081  CACATCTACC  TGGACAAGGA  AACAGGAAAG  CCCAAAGGCG  ATGCCACAGT  GTCCTATGAA  1140
1141  GACCCACCCA  CTGCCAAGGC  TGCCGTGGAA  TGGTTTGATG  GGAAAGATTT  TCAAGGGAGC  1200
1201  AAACTTAAAG  TCTCCCTTGC  TCGGAAGAAG  CCTCCAATGA  ACAGTATGCG  GGGTGGTCTG  1260
1261  CCACCCCGTG  AGGGCAGAGG  CATGCCACCA  CCACTCCGTG  GAGGTCCAGG  AGGCCCAGGA  1320
1321  GGTCCTGGGG  GACCCATGGG  TCGCATGGGA  GGCCGTGGAG  GAGATAGAGG  AGGCTTCCCT  1380
1381  CCAAGAGGAC  CCCGGGGTTC  CCGAGGGAAC  CCCTCTGGAG  GAGGAAACGT  CCAGCACCGA  1440
1441  GCTGGAGACT  GGCAGTGTCC  CAATCCGGGT  TGTGGAAACC  AGAACTTCGC  CTGGAGAACA  1500
1501  GAGTGCAACC  AGTGTAAGGC  CCCAAAGCCT  GAAGGCTTCC  TCCCGCCACC  CTTTCCGCCC  1560
1561  CCGGGTGGTG  ATCGTGGCAG  AGGTGGCCCT  GGTGGCATGC  GGGGAGGAAG  AGGTGGCCTC  1620
1621  ATGGATCGTG  GTGGTCCCGG  TGGAATGTTC  AGAGGTGGCC  GTGGTGGAGA  CAGAGGTGGC  1680
1681  TTCCGTGGTG  GCCGGGGCAT  GGACCGAGGT  GGCTTTGGTG  GAGGAAGACG  AGGTGGCCCT  1740
1741  GGGGGGCCCC  CTGGACCTTT  GATGGAACAG  ATGGGAGGAA  GAAGAGGAGG  ACGTGGAGGA  1800
1801  CCTGGAAAAA  TGGATAAAGG  CGAGCACCGT  CAGGAGCGCA  GAGATCGGCC  CTACTAG  1857

▼ KEYWORD


ID
Family
3D-structure
Acetylation
Alternative splicing
Calmodulin-binding
Cell membrane
Chromosomal rearrangement
Complete proteome
Cytoplasm
Direct protein sequencing
Membrane
Metal-binding
Methylation
Nucleus
Phosphoprotein
Proto-oncogene
Reference proteome
Repeat
Repressor
RNA-binding
Transcription
Transcription regulation
Zinc
Zinc-finger

▼ GENE ONTOLOGY


ID
Classification
Description
Cellular Component
Cytoplasm
Cellular Component
Nucleolus
Cellular Component
Nucleus
Cellular Component
Plasma membrane
Molecular Function
Calmodulin binding
Molecular Function
Identical protein binding
Molecular Function
Metal ion binding
Molecular Function
RNA binding
Biological Process
Regulation of transcription, DNA-templated

▼ KEGG



▼ ORTHOLOGY


DrLLPS IDOrganismIdentityE-valueScore
LLPS-Dio-1039Dipodomys ordii100.03e-1684.3
LLPS-Bot-0548Bos taurus100.06e-1685.9
LLPS-Ran-0538Rattus norvegicus100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Paa-2937Papio anubis100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Mal-3101Mandrillus leucophaeus100.03e-41 163
LLPS-Myl-1316Myotis lucifugus100.01e-1171.6
LLPS-Ova-2888Ovis aries100.01e-1171.6
LLPS-Aim-3827Ailuropoda melanoleuca100.04e-1686.3
LLPS-Mup-1311Mustela putorius furo100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Mum-2279Mus musculus100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Maf-1508Macaca fascicularis100.03e-41 163
LLPS-Chs-2848Chlorocebus sabaeus100.04e-1684.7
LLPS-Ora-2576Ornithorhynchus anatinus100.02e-1687.0
LLPS-Sus-3401Sus scrofa100.05e-1686.3
LLPS-Aon-3978Aotus nancymaae100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Sah-2286Sarcophilus harrisii100.09e-1272.4
LLPS-Cea-0156Cercocebus atys100.03e-41 163
LLPS-Gog-1454Gorilla gorilla100.06e-73 254
LLPS-Fud-1072Fukomys damarensis100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Caj-3101Callithrix jacchus100.03e-41 163
LLPS-Caf-1578Canis familiaris100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Poa-2607Pongo abelii100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Eqc-1131Equus caballus100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Mam-2464Macaca mulatta100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Cas-0933Carlito syrichta100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Xet-2303Xenopus tropicalis100.04e-1583.2
LLPS-Nol-3433Nomascus leucogenys100.03e-1686.3
LLPS-Anc-2346Anolis carolinensis100.01e-1790.9
LLPS-Ict-2955Ictidomys tridecemlineatus100.05e-1685.9
LLPS-Pap-2087Pan paniscus100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Urm-0139Ursus maritimus100.04e-1686.7
LLPS-Pat-1353Pan troglodytes100.06e-73 254
LLPS-Mod-2572Monodelphis domestica100.02e-1687.0
LLPS-Fec-1353Felis catus100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Man-2674Macaca nemestrina100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Loa-0495Loxodonta africana100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Otg-2864Otolemur garnettii100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Pes-2226Pelodiscus sinensis100.02e-1687.4
LLPS-Orc-1376Oryctolagus cuniculus100.02e-1171.6
LLPS-Rhb-3350Rhinopithecus bieti100.03e-1686.7
LLPS-Cap-4025Cavia porcellus98.42e-40 160
LLPS-Gaga-0945Gallus gallus97.062e-1584.3
LLPS-Lac-1061Latimeria chalumnae97.069e-1685.1
LLPS-Fia-2970Ficedula albicollis97.062e-1584.0
LLPS-Tag-1079Taeniopygia guttata92.01e-0759.3
LLPS-Mea-1617Mesocricetus auratus91.671e-1585.1
LLPS-Asm-0085Astyanax mexicanus91.675e-1685.9
LLPS-Leo-0508Lepisosteus oculatus91.184e-1480.1
LLPS-Scf-1222Scleropages formosus88.898e-1582.4
LLPS-Gaa-1242Gasterosteus aculeatus87.52e-1274.7
LLPS-Orl-2252Oryzias latipes87.51e-1275.1
LLPS-Scm-3083Scophthalmus maximus87.51e-1275.5
LLPS-Meg-0473Meleagris gallopavo87.171e-63 229
LLPS-Icp-1108Ictalurus punctatus86.114e-1479.7
LLPS-Dar-2944Danio rerio86.112e-1480.5
LLPS-Tar-2016Takifugu rubripes84.384e-1273.6
LLPS-Ten-0292Tetraodon nigroviridis76.476e-1169.7
LLPS-Orn-0349Oreochromis niloticus76.471e-1068.9
LLPS-Sot-2048Solanum tuberosum71.436e-0653.5
LLPS-Bro-0016Brassica oleracea71.437e-0653.1
LLPS-Anp-2499Anas platyrhynchos68.756e-0860.1
LLPS-Glm-1372Glycine max67.442e-1064.3
LLPS-Tut-0706Tursiops truncatus65.623e-0757.8
LLPS-Xim-3708Xiphophorus maculatus63.891e-0758.5
LLPS-Pof-3703Poecilia formosa63.892e-0758.5
LLPS-Ors-1718Oryza sativa52.815e-2195.9
LLPS-Orgl-1067Oryza glumaepatula51.694e-1994.7
LLPS-Cus-0334Cucumis sativus51.691e-1995.9
LLPS-Ori-2100Oryza indica51.694e-1994.7
LLPS-Orni-1289Oryza nivara51.694e-1994.7
LLPS-Orr-1411Oryza rufipogon51.694e-1994.4
LLPS-Org-1835Oryza glaberrima51.696e-2094.4
LLPS-Gor-0149Gossypium raimondii51.695e-1993.6
LLPS-Orb-1582Oryza barthii51.193e-1890.9
LLPS-Sei-1264Setaria italica50.567e-1993.2
LLPS-Brn-0759Brassica napus49.441e-1892.4
LLPS-Brr-2803Brassica rapa49.441e-1892.4
LLPS-Pot-0882Populus trichocarpa49.446e-1890.1
LLPS-Dac-0882Daucus carota47.872e-1789.0
LLPS-Chr-1691Chlamydomonas reinhardtii46.672e-1790.1
LLPS-Drm-1254Drosophila melanogaster46.151e-1995.9
LLPS-Abg-1156Absidia glauca46.155e-2095.9
LLPS-Tra-0674Triticum aestivum44.762e-1686.3
LLPS-Amt-1962Amborella trichopoda44.447e-1478.6
LLPS-Arl-0102Arabidopsis lyrata43.333e-1377.0
LLPS-Art-0955Arabidopsis thaliana43.332e-1377.4
LLPS-Cii-0483Ciona intestinalis43.211e-1992.4
LLPS-Hea-0597Helianthus annuus41.861e-1481.3
LLPS-Sob-1373Sorghum bicolor41.388e-1478.6
LLPS-Thc-1265Theobroma cacao41.112e-1480.5
LLPS-Zem-0482Zea mays40.233e-1376.6
LLPS-Met-2481Medicago truncatula40.02e-1273.9
LLPS-Phv-1267Phaseolus vulgaris40.03e-1479.7
LLPS-Php-0563Physcomitrella patens39.732e-1067.8
LLPS-Scp-1198Schizosaccharomyces pombe39.333e-1066.6
LLPS-Orm-0390Oryza meridionalis39.085e-1376.3
LLPS-Nia-1420Nicotiana attenuata39.01e-1068.6
LLPS-Via-0173Vigna angularis38.894e-1479.7
LLPS-Vir-0473Vigna radiata38.896e-1479.0
LLPS-Mua-1310Musa acuminata38.891e-1274.7
LLPS-Orbr-1470Oryza brachyantha38.892e-1377.0
LLPS-Coc-0027Corchorus capsularis38.646e-1476.3
LLPS-Hov-0877Hordeum vulgare37.781e-1275.1
LLPS-Brd-1092Brachypodium distachyon37.784e-1376.3
LLPS-Tru-1275Triticum urartu37.781e-1275.1
LLPS-Orp-0977Oryza punctata37.784e-1376.3
LLPS-Mae-0158Manihot esculenta37.781e-1274.7
LLPS-Osl-0087Ostreococcus lucimarinus37.235e-1063.9
LLPS-Lep-0463Leersia perrieri36.676e-1375.5
LLPS-Sem-1352Selaginella moellendorffii36.678e-1168.9