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Cancer genetics: mouse models of intestinal cancer

Clarke, Alan Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-426X 2007. Cancer genetics: mouse models of intestinal cancer. Biochemical Society Transactions 35 (5) , pp. 1338-1341. 10.1042/BST0351338

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Abstract

The capacity to model cancer within the mouse has advanced significantly in recent years. Perhaps the most notable technical gains have been in the development of techniques that allow the temporal and spatial control of gene expression, so that it is now possible to regulate target genes in the tissue of choice and at a given time [Maddison and Clarke (2005) J. Pathol. 205, 181–193; Shaw and Clarke (2007) DNA Repair 6, 1403–1412; Marsh and Clarke (2007) Expert Rev. Anticancer Ther. 7, 519–531]. We have used these approaches to study tumorigenesis in the murine intestine. Loss of function of the tumour-suppressor gene Apc (adenomatous polyposis coli) has been associated with the development of both human and murine neoplasia, principally those of the intestinal epithelium. However, as Apc has been implicated in multiple cellular functions, the precise mechanisms underlying these associations remain somewhat unclear. I review here the use of an inducible strategy to co-ordinately delete genes from the adult murine epithelium. This approach has allowed a characterization of the direct consequences of inactivation of gene function. For Apc, these include failure in the differentiation programme, failure to migrate, aberrant proliferation and the aberrant induction of apoptosis. Transcriptome analysis of this model has also identified potential new targets for therapeutic intervention, such as Sparc (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine), deficiency of which, we have now shown, suppresses adenoma formation. Finally, we have been able to address how other genes modulate the consequences of Apc loss. Thus we show that there is little effect following loss of cyclin D1, Tcf-1 and p53, but that there are marked differences following loss of either c-Myc or Mbd2. The models therefore allow us to define the earliest events associated with carcinogenesis in the intestine.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Publisher: Portland Press
ISSN: 0300-5127
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2022 10:10
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/61337

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