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Genetic instability and mammary tumor formation in mice carrying mammary-specific disruption of Chk1 and p53.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20473325     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) is a key element in the DNA-damage response pathway that is required for maintaining genomic stability. To study the potential role of Chk1 in mammary tumorigenesis, we disrupted it using a Cre/loxP system. We showed that although Chk1 heterozygosity caused abnormal development of the mammary gland, it was not sufficient to induce tumorigenesis. Simultaneous deletion of one copy of p53 failed to rescue the developmental defects; however, it synergistically induced mammary tumor formation in Chk1(+/-);MMTV-Cre animals with a median time to tumor latency of about 10 months. Chk1 deficiency caused a preponderance of abnormalities, including prolongation, multipolarity, misalignment, mitotic catastrophe and loss of spindle checkpoint, that are accompanied by reduced expression of several cell cycle regulators, including Mad2. On the other hand, we also showed that Chk1 deficiency inhibited mammary tumor formation in mice carrying a homozygous deletion of p53, uncovering a complex relationship between Chk1 and p53. Furthermore, inhibition of Chk1 with a specific inhibitor, SB-218078, or acute deletion of Chk1 using small hairpin RNA killed mammary tumor cells effectively. These data show that Chk1 is critical for maintaining genome integrity and serves as a double-edged sword for cancer: although its inhibition kills cancer cells, it also triggers tumorigenesis when favorable mutations are accumulated for cell growth.
Authors:
T Fishler; Y-Y Li; R-H Wang; H-S Kim; K Sengupta; A Vassilopoulos; T Lahusen; X Xu; M-H Lee; Q Liu; S-J Elledge; T Ried; C-X Deng
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural     Date:  2010-05-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oncogene     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1476-5594     ISO Abbreviation:  Oncogene     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-15     Completed Date:  2010-08-10     Revised Date:  2011-11-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8711562     Medline TA:  Oncogene     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4007-17     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Genetics of Development and Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Base Sequence
DNA Primers
Genomic Instability*
Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / genetics*,  pathology
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Protein Kinases / genetics*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Spectral Karyotyping
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Primers; 0/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; EC 2.7.-/Protein Kinases; EC 2.7.11.1/Checkpoint kinase 1

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