Title
Targeted deletion of Wwox reveals a tumor suppressor function
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Publication Date
2007-03-16
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Animals; Carcinoma; *Gene Deletion; *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; *Genes, Tumor Suppressor; Genome; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphoma; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Mice, Transgenic; Osteosarcoma; Oxidoreductases; Phenotype
Disciplines
Cell Biology
Abstract
The WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) spans the second most common fragile site of the human genome, FRA16D, located at 16q23, and its expression is altered in several types of human cancer. We have previously shown that restoration of WWOX expression in cancer cells suppresses tumorigenicity. To investigate WWOX tumor suppressor function in vivo, we generated mice carrying a targeted deletion of the Wwox gene and monitored incidence of tumor formation. Osteosarcomas in juvenile Wwox(-/-) and lung papillary carcinoma in adult Wwox(+/-) mice occurred spontaneously. In addition, Wwox(+/-) mice develop significantly more ethyl nitrosourea-induced lung tumors and lymphomas in comparison to wild-type littermate mice. Intriguingly, these tumors still express Wwox protein, suggesting haploinsuffiency of WWOX itself is cancer predisposing. These results indicate that WWOX is a bona fide tumor suppressor.
DOI of Published Version
10.1073/pnas.0609783104
Source
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 6;104(10):3949-54. Epub 2007 Feb 27. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17360458
Repository Citation
Aqeilan, Rami I.; Trapasso, Francesco; Hussain, Sadiq; Costinean, Stefan; Marshall, Dean; Pekarsky, Yuri; Hagan, John P.; Zanesi, Nicola; Kaou, Mohamed; Stein, Gary S.; Lian, Jane B.; and Croce, Carlo M., "Targeted deletion of Wwox reveals a tumor suppressor function" (2007). Stein, Stein, Lian, vanWijnen Lab Publications. 52.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/stein/52