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. 2022 Nov 24;12:1044707. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1044707

Table 2.

Summary of selected drugs and small molecules and their effects on EWS::FLI1 and its gene signatures.

Treatment Drug target or function Effect on EWS::FLI1 expression Effect on EWS::FLI1 targets
Mithramycin (143) Binds GC rich regions Does not alter expression Disrupts signature, reduces activated targets
ARA-C (144) Nucleoside analog Reduces EWS::FLI1 protein expression Disrupts signature, partly mimics EWS::FLI1 knockdown
Doxorubicin (144) Standard of care chemotherapy, topoisomerase II poison Reduces EWS::FLI1 protein expression Disrupts signature, partly mimics EWS::FLI1 knockdown
Trabectidin (148) DNA binding, transcriptional interference Does not alter expression Disrupts signature
YK-4-279 (147, 171) Interrupts RNA helicase A binding Does not alter expression Disrupts signature
Rapamycin (146) mTOR inhibitor Reduces EWS::FLI1 expression Disrupts signature
HDACi (multiple drugs) (37, 58, 155, 156) HDAC inhibitors Yes or no, depending on drug and dose Can disrupt or reverse signature
JQ1 (73, 151) Bromodomain inhibitor Reduces EWS::FLI1 expression Can disrupt or reverse signature, partly mimics EWS::FLI1 knockdown
HCI2509 (49, 72) LSD1 inhibitor NR Can disrupt or reverse signature, partly mimics EWS::FLI1 knockdown
JIB-04 Histone demethylase inhibitor Increases EWS::FLI1 expression Can disrupt or reverse signature, partly mimics EWS::FLI1 knockdown