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CANCER RESEARCH
卷 65, 期 24, 页码 11297-11303出版社
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-0716
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA16672, R03 CA 89843-1] Funding Source: Medline
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous melanin pigmentation. Germ line mutations in LKB1 cause PJS. We have generated mice carrying an Lkb1 exon 2 to 8 deletion by gene targeting in embryonic stem cells. Heterozygotes develop gastric hamartomas that are histologically similar to those found in humans with PJS. LKB1 is also reportedly a mediator of p53-dependent apoptosis. To explore the potential combined effects of p53 and Lkb1 alterations on tumorigenesis, we carried out a series of matings with Lkb1(+/-) and p53 null mice to generate Lkb1(+/-)/p53(+/-) and Lkb1(+/-)/p53(-/-) mice. Similar to the Lkb1(+/-) mice, gastrointestinal hamartomas have also been detected in the mice with these two genotypes. The Lkb1(+/-)/p53(+/-) mice displayed a dramatically reduced life span and increased tumor incidence compared to the mice with either Lkb1 or p53 single gene knockout. The time to onset of polyposis in Lkb1(+/-)/p53(-/-) mice is similar to 2 months earlier than Lkb1(+/-)/p53(+/-) and Lkb1(+/-) mice, whereas the latter two show a similar time to onset which is at similar to 6 months of age. These results strongly suggested that mutations of p53 and Lkb1 gene cooperate in the acceleration of tumorigenesis.
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