2020
Genetic analysis of the cooperative tumorigenic effects of targeted deletions of tumor suppressors Rb1, Trp53, Men1, and Pten in neuroendocrine tumors in mice
Xu EY, Vosburgh E, Wong C, Tang LH, Notterman DA. Genetic analysis of the cooperative tumorigenic effects of targeted deletions of tumor suppressors Rb1, Trp53, Men1, and Pten in neuroendocrine tumors in mice. Oncotarget 2020, 11: 2718-2739. PMID: 32733644, PMCID: PMC7367653, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor suppressor geneCooperative functionMolecular mechanismsTumor suppressor RB1Tumorigenic effectsCre-loxP systemGenetic analysisPTEN pathwaySuppressor geneGenesNeuroendocrine tumorigenesisGenetic alterationsDeletionPTENTrp53MeninHomozygous deletionExpressing cellsPathwayPRBSignificant roleMiceTumorigenesisPreclinical murine modelsMechanism
2019
Two well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor mouse models
Wong C, Tang LH, Davidson C, Vosburgh E, Chen W, Foran DJ, Notterman DA, Levine AJ, Xu EY. Two well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor mouse models. Cell Death & Differentiation 2019, 27: 269-283. PMID: 31160716, PMCID: PMC7206057, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-019-0355-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1Neuroendocrine tumorsMouse modelShort latencyPI3K/Akt/mTORPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsPituitary neuroendocrine tumorsTumor mouse modelAkt/mTORMTOR inhibitor rapamycinCre-loxP systemNeuroendocrine cancerProlonged survivalProlonged latencyMEN1 patientsMouse insulin 1 promoterSame miceMen1 lossTherapeutic opportunitiesType 1Genetic syndromesPTEN lossEarly onsetTumorsTumor development