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Transforming Growth Factor β Receptor Type II Inactivation Induces the Malignant Transformation of Intestinal Neoplasms Initiated by Apc Mutation

Muñoz, Nina M., Upton, Melissa, Rojas, Andres, Washington, M. Kay, Lin, Li, Chytil, Anna, Sozmen, Elif G., Madison, Blair B., Pozzi, Ambra, Moon, Randall T., Moses, Harold L., Grady, William M.·2006·Cancer Research

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The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway is a tumor-suppressor pathway that is commonly inactivated in colon cancer. TGF-β is a secreted ligand that mediates its effects through a transmembrane heteromeric receptor complex, which consists of type I (TGFBR1) and type II subunits (TGFBR2). Approximately 30% of colon cancers carry TGFBR2 mutations, demonstrating that it is a common target for mutational inactivation in this cancer. To assess the functional role of TGFBR2 inactivation in the multistep progression sequence of colon cancer, we generated a mouse model that recapitulates two common genetic events observed in human colon cancer by mating Apc1638N/wt mice with mice that are null for Tgfbr2 in the intestinal epithelium, Villin-Cre;Tgfbr2E2flx/E2flx mice. In this model, we observed a dramatic increase in the number of intestinal adenocarcinomas in the Apc1638N/wt;Villin-Cre;Tgfbr2E2flx/E2flx mice (called Apc1638N/wt;Tgfbr2IEKO) compared with those mice with intact Tgfbr2 (Apc1638N/wt;Tgfbr2E2flx/E2flx). Additionally, in vitro analyses of epithelial tumor cells derived from the Apc1638N/wt;Tgfbr2IEKO mice showed enhanced expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase MMP-2 and MMP-9, as well as increased TGF-β1 secretion in the conditioned medium. Similarly, primary tumor tissues from the Apc1638N/wt;Tgfbr2IEKO mice also showed elevated amounts of TGF-β1 as well as higher MMP-2 activity in comparison with Apc1638N/wt;Tgfbr2E2flx/E2flx–derived tumors. Thus, loss of TGFBR2 in intestinal epithelial cells promotes the invasion and malignant transformation of tumors initiated by Apc mutation, providing evidence that Wnt signaling deregulation and TGF-β signaling inactivation cooperate to drive the initiation and progression, respectively, of intestinal cancers in vivo. (Cancer Res 2006; 66(20): 9837-44)

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Muñoz, N. M., Upton, M., Rojas, A., Washington, M. K., Lin, L., Chytil, A., Sozmen, E. G., Madison, B. B., Pozzi, A., Moon, R. T., Moses, H. L., & Grady, W. M.
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Cancer Research
Published
2006-10-15
Volume
66
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20
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9837-9844
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  • 1538-7445
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Muñoz, N. M., Upton, M., Rojas, A., Washington, M. K., Lin, L., Chytil, A., Sozmen, E. G., Madison, B. B., Pozzi, A., Moon, R. T., Moses, H. L., & Grady, W. M. (2006). Transforming Growth Factor β Receptor Type II Inactivation Induces the Malignant Transformation of Intestinal Neoplasms Initiated by Apc Mutation. Cancer Research. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-0890

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