Tumor susceptibility of p21(Waf1/Cip1)-deficient mice.
Cancer Res
; 61(16): 6234-8, 2001 Aug 15.
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The cell cycle regulator p21 mediates the ability of the tumor suppressor p53 to arrest cellular proliferation. We have examined the involvement of p21 in tumor suppression by following a large cohort of p21-deficient mice for an extended period of time. We report that p21-deficient mice develop spontaneous tumors at an average age of 16 months, whereas wild-type mice are tumor-free beyond 2 years of age. The tumors arising in p21-null mice derive from a variety of cell types and include hematopoietic ( approximately 65% of the tumors), endothelial ( approximately 20%), and epithelial ( approximately 10%) tumors. We have also studied radiation-induced carcinogenesis to test whether, in this setting, p53 exerts its tumor suppressor activity mainly through apoptosis, rather than through p21-mediated cell-cycle arrest. Concurring with this, p21-deficient mice did not show increased susceptibility to radiation-induced carcinogenesis. On the contrary, they were protected relative to wild-type mice. We conclude that p21, by mediating p53-dependent cell-cycle arrest, plays a significant role in tumor suppression.
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MEDLINE
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Ciclinas
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Neoplasias Experimentales
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Animals
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Revista:
Cancer Res
Año:
2001
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Article
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España
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Estados Unidos