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IGF1 is a common target gene of Ewing's sarcoma fusion proteins in mesenchymal progenitor cells.
PloS one - 9 Jul 2008
Cironi Luisa, Riggi Nicolò, Provero Paolo, Wolf Natalie, Suvà Mario-Luca, Suvà Domizio, Kindler Vincent, Stamenkovic Ivan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The EWS-FLI-1 fusion protein is associated with 85-90% of Ewing's sarcoma family tumors (ESFT), the remaining 10-15% of cases expressing chimeric genes encoding EWS or FUS fused to one of several ets transcription factor family members, including ERG-1, FEV, ETV1 and ETV6. ESFT are dependent on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) for growth and survival and recent evidence suggests that mesenchymal...
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