The synovial sarcoma-associated SYT-SSX2 oncogene antagonizes the polycomb complex protein Bmi1.

This study demonstrates deregulation of polycomb activity by the synovial sarcoma-associated SYT-SSX2 oncogene, also known as SS18-SSX2. Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue cancer associated with a recurrent t(X:18) translocation event that generates one of two fusion proteins, SYT-SSX1 or SYT-SSX2. T...

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Main Authors: Roy Barco, Christina B Garcia, Josiane E Eid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2659801?pdf=render