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