title: Rhabdomyosarcomagenesis-Novel pathway found.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. Recent work presented in this issue of Cancer Cell by Fleischmann et al. on gene knockout mice revealed a remarkable molecular pathway for rhabdomyosarcomagenesis, in which Trp53/Fos double mutant mice developed RMS of the facial and orbital regions with high penetrance. This finding may provide novel molecular mechanisms for Rhabdomyosarcomagenesis and therapeutic implications for RMS patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rudnicki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D016762:Genes, fos / Q000235:genetics*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009154:Mutation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051763:PAX7 Transcription Factor; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / Q000378:metabolism; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D051763:PAX7 Transcription Factor; C497322:Pax7 protein, mouse; D014157:Transcription Factors; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met