ArticleScientific reports2021
Reduced B7-H3 expression by PAX3-FOXO1 knockdown inhibits cellular motility and promotes myogenic differentiation in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
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- Paediatric Therapeutic Development Workshop on rhabdomyosarcoma.British journal of cancer · 2026Review
- Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of Rhabdomyosarcoma Using a B7-H3 Targeted Antibody-Fluorophore Conjugate.Molecular pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- B7-H3 membranous expression correlates with histological grading in a two-center cohort of 133 pre-treatment bone and soft tissue sarcoma samples.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- B7-H3 in the tumor microenvironment: Implications for CAR T cell therapy in pediatric solid tumors.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2025Review
- CAR T-cells targeting FGFR4 and CD276 simultaneously show potent antitumor effect against childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Immune Microenvironment in Childhood Cancers: Characteristics and Therapeutic Challenges.Cancers · 2024Review
- CAR T cells redirected to B7-H3 for pediatric solid tumors: Current status and future perspectives.EJC paediatric oncology · 2024Article
- B7-H3 in Pediatric Tumors: Far beyond Neuroblastoma.Cancers · 2023Review
- Targeting B7-H3-A Novel Strategy for the Design of Anticancer Agents for Extracranial Pediatric Solid Tumors Treatment.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Surfaceome Profiling of Cell Lines and Patient-Derived Xenografts Confirm FGFR4, NCAM1, CD276, and Highlight AGRL2, JAM3, and L1CAM as Surface Targets for Rhabdomyosarcoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Immune checkpoint of B7-H3 in cancer: from immunology to clinical immunotherapy.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
B7-H3 (also known as CD276) is associated with aggressive characteristics in various cancers. Meanwhile, in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS), PAX3-FOXO1 fusion protein is associated with increased aggressiveness and poor prognosis. In the present study, we explored the relationship between PAX3-FOXO1 and B7-H3 and the biological roles of B7-H3 in ARMS. Quantitative real time PCR and flow cytometry revealed that PAX3-FOXO1 knockdown downregulated B7-H3 expression in all the selected cell lines (Rh-30, Rh-41, and Rh-28), suggesting that PAX3-FOXO1 positively regulates B7-H3 expression. Gene expression analysis revealed that various genes and pathways involved in chemotaxis, INF-γ production, and myogenic differentiation were commonly affected by the knockdown of PAX3-FOXO1 and B7-H3. Wound healing and transwell migration assays revealed that both PAX3-FOXO1 and B7-H3 were associated with cell migration. Furthermore, knockdown of PAX3-FOXO1 or B7-H3 induced myogenin expression in all cell lines, although myosin heavy chain induction varied depending on the cellular context. Our results indicate that PAX3-FOXO1 regulates B7-H3 expression and that PAX3-FOXO1 and B7-H3 are commonly associated with multiple pathways related to an aggressive phenotype in ARMS, such as cell migration and myogenic differentiation block.
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