Selection of early-occurring mutations dictates hormone-independent progression in mouse mammary tumor lines

Mice harboring three mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) variants develop pregnancy-dependent (PD) tumors that progress to pregnancy-independent (PI) behavior through successive passages. Herein, we identified 10 predominant insertions in PI transplants from 8 independent tumor lines. These mutations w...

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Autores: Gattelli, A., Zimberlin, M.N., Meiss, R.P., Castilla, L.H., Kordon, E.C.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2006
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositório:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_0022538X_v80_n22_p11409_Gattelli
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0022538X_v80_n22_p11409_Gattelli
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:animal tissue
article
breast cancer
controlled study
female
gene insertion
gene mutation
gene overexpression
int7 gene
mouse
Mouse mammary tumor oncovirus
nonhuman
nucleotide sequence
pregnancy
priority journal
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
rspo3 gene
tumor cell line
tumor growth
virus gene
Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse
Mice
Mutation
Recombination, Genetic
Retroviridae Infections
Selection (Genetics)
Tumor Virus Infections
Mouse mammary tumor virus
Descrição
Resumo:Mice harboring three mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) variants develop pregnancy-dependent (PD) tumors that progress to pregnancy-independent (PI) behavior through successive passages. Herein, we identified 10 predominant insertions in PI transplants from 8 independent tumor lines. These mutations were also detected in small cell populations in the early PD passages. In addition, we identified a new viral insertion upstream of the gene Rspo3, which is overexpressed in three of the eight independent tumor lines and codes for a protein very similar to the recently described protein encoded by Int7. This study suggests that during progression towards hormone independence, clonal expansion of cells with specific mutations might be more relevant than the occurrence of new MMTV insertions. Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.