Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

An OTX2-PAX3 signaling axis regulates Group 3 medulloblastoma cell fate

  • Jamie Zagozewski,
  • Ghazaleh M. Shahriary,
  • Ludivine Coudière Morrison,
  • Olivier Saulnier,
  • Margaret Stromecki,
  • Agnes Fresnoza,
  • Gareth Palidwor,
  • Christopher J. Porter,
  • Antoine Forget,
  • Olivier Ayrault,
  • Cynthia Hawkins,
  • Jennifer A. Chan,
  • Maria C. Vladoiu,
  • Lakshmikirupa Sundaresan,
  • Janilyn Arsenio,
  • Michael D. Taylor,
  • Vijay Ramaswamy,
  • Tamra E. Werbowetski-Ogilvie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17357-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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OTX2 promotes tumour growth in Group 3 medulloblastoma. Here, the authors show that OTX2 regulates PAX3 to induce neural de-differentiation and promote tumourigenesis in Group 3 medulloblastoma.