A mouse model to identify cooperating signaling pathways in cancer

Monica Musteanu, Leander Blaas, Rainer Zenz, Jasmin Svinka, Thomas Hoffmann, Beatrice Grabner, Daniel Schramek, Hans-Peter Kantner, Mathias Müller, Thomas Kolbe, Thomas Rülicke, Richard Moriggl, Lukas Kenner, Dagmar Stoiber, Josef Martin Penninger, Helmut Popper, Emilio Casanova, Robert Eferl

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Abstract

We here establish a mouse cancer model called Multi-Hit that allows for the evaluation of oncogene cooperativities in tumor development. The model is based on the stochastic expression of oncogene combinations ('hits') that are mediated by Cre in a given tissue. Cells with cooperating hits are positively selected and give rise to tumors. We used this approach to evaluate the requirement of Ras downstream effector pathways in tumorigenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)897-900
Number of pages4
JournalNature Methods
Volume9
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Lung Neoplasms/genetics
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
  • Oncogene Protein p21(ras)/genetics
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics
  • Signal Transduction/genetics

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