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FUS (RNA-binding protein FUS) is a gene. The public catalogues list it as a fusion partner, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Sarcomas, Hepatocellular carcinoma and Liposarcoma. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

DNA/RNA-binding protein that plays a role in various cellular processes such as transcription regulation, RNA splicing, RNA transport, DNA repair and damage response. Binds to ssRNA containing the consensus sequence 5'-AGGUAA-3'. Binds to nascent pre-mRNAs and acts as a molecular mediator between RNA polymerase II and U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein thereby coupling transcription and splicing. Also binds its own pre-mRNA and autoregulates its expression; this autoregulation mechanism is mediated by non-sense-mediated decay. Plays a role in DNA repair mechanisms by promoting D-loop formation and homologous recombination during DNA double-strand break repair. In neuronal cells, plays crucial roles in dendritic spine formation and stability, RNA transport, mRNA stability and synaptic homeostasis. Location: Nucleus (UniProt). Locus 16p11.2 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Sarcomas: Open Targets association 0.61 with sarcoma (MONDO_0005089)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (HCC)
  • Liposarcoma: Open Targets association 0.56 with liposarcoma (MONDO_0005060)
Class: other · Gene: FUS · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"FUS" OR ABSTRACT:"FUS" OR TITLE:"FUS RNA binding protein" OR ABSTRACT:"FUS RNA binding protein" OR TITLE:"RNA-binding protein FUS" OR ABSTRACT:"RNA-binding protein FUS" OR TITLE:"FUS1" OR ABSTRACT:"FUS1" OR TITLE:"hnRNP-P2" OR ABSTRACT:"hnRNP-P2" OR TITLE:"HNRNPP2" OR ABSTRACT:"HNRNPP2") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about FUS, not a curated reading list.

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The dossier as machine-readable JSON: identifiers from HGNC, Ensembl, UniProt and ChEMBL, products with status, trials, pathways, hotspots, open questions and assays. The full entity record is in the open API at /api/v1/entities/fus.json. Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.