Karsta Lüttich1
, Christian Schmidt2,3
and Guido M Sclabas3 
1
Department of Dermatology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, New York, 10021, USA
2
Editor-in-Chief, Molecular Cancer, BioMed Central Ltd, Middlesex House, 34–42 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4LB, UK
3
Department of Surgical Oncology and Molecular Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA