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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Luca Beltrame
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-695 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20120416 4
Trabectedin, a new antitumor compound originally derived from a marine tunicate, is clinically effective in soft tissue sarcoma. The drug has shown a high selectivity for myxoid liposarcoma, characterized by the translocation t(12;16)(q13; p11) leading to the expression of FUS-CHOP fusion gene. Trabectedin appears to act interfering with mechanisms of transcription regulation. In particular, the transactivating activity of FUS-CHOP was found to be impaired by trabectedin treatment. Even after pr ...[more]