The perfect PTEN – transcriptional regulation by PTEN dictates sarcoma identity

oleh: Casey G. Langdon, Mark E. Hatley

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-11-01

Deskripsi

Fusion-negative rhabdomyosarcoma (FN-RMS) is molecularly heterogeneous with few universal alterations except for Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) promoter hypermethylation. We demonstrate that losing Pten in FN-RMS engages an aberrant transcriptional program key in tumor maintenance and cell identity. These results highlight the importance between transcriptional state, cell of origin, and genetic perturbation in tumorigenesis.