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MGI Accession ID: MGI:3759348
J Number: J:125633
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Title: Cancer resistance in transgenic mice expressing the SAC module of Par-4.
Authors: Zhao Y; Burikhanov R; Qiu S; Lele SM; Jennings CD; Bondada S; Spear B; Rangnekar VM
Journal: Cancer Res
Volume: 67
Issue: 19
Date: 2007 Oct 1
Year: 2007
Pages: 9276-85
Review Status: Peer Reviewed
Abstract:
Prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4) is a tumor-suppressor protein that induces apoptosis in cancer cells, but not in normal/immortalized cells. The cancer-specific proapoptotic action of Par-4 is encoded in its centrally located SAC domain. We report here the characterization of a novel mouse model with ubiquitous expression of the SAC domain. Although SAC transgenic mice displayed normal development and life span, they were resistant to the growth of spontaneous, as well as oncogene-induced, autochthonous tumors. Resistance to tumorigenesis was linked to inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB activity and induction of apoptosis by the SAC domain. Collectively, our findings provide genetic evidence that the SAC domain of Par-4 confers cancer resistance in transgenic mice without compromising normal viability or aging, and may have therapeutic significance.
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