Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1

The Cut homeobox 1 (CUX1) gene codes for several isoforms that display distinct biochemical and biological activities. To compare the oncogenic potential of various CUX1 isoforms in the mammary gland, transgenes comprising the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus long terminal repeat (MMTV-LTR) and CUX1 codin...

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Main Author: Yao, Lu
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.951072014-02-13T03:52:29ZAnalysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1Yao, LuChemistry - BiochemistryThe Cut homeobox 1 (CUX1) gene codes for several isoforms that display distinct biochemical and biological activities. To compare the oncogenic potential of various CUX1 isoforms in the mammary gland, transgenes comprising the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus long terminal repeat (MMTV-LTR) and CUX1 coding sequences were inserted into the hprt locus by specific transgenesis into embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice were obtained following injection of these cells into mouse blastocysts. In this study, I characterized the phenotype of transgenic mice of the FVB strain that carry the MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgene. These mice developed mammary tumors with a penetrance of 26% and a mean latency of 20.1 months. Mammary tumors were of various histological types the most frequent being adenosquamous carcinoma, solid carcinoma and carcinoma cribriform. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed variable expression of cytokeratins (CK) 6, 8/18, and 14. From reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays, the p200 CUX1 transgene was expressed in the mammary glands but not in the mammary tumors. Instead, in mammary tumors we detected elevated CUX1 expression from the endogenous CUX1 gene. These results suggest that transgene expression was shut-off in mammary tumors, whereas the endogenous CUX1 was over-expressed.Le gène Cut homeobox 1 (CUX1) code pour plusieurs isoformes avec des activités bicohimiques et biologiques distinctes. Afin the comparer le potentiel oncogénique de certaines isoformes dans la glande mammaire, nous avons utilisé la méthode de transgénèse spécifique pour insérer les transgènes dans le locus hprt. Chaque transgène comprenait les séquences codantes d'une isoforme particulière sous le contrôle transcriptionnel de séquences régulatrices provenant du " Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV). Dans cette étude, j'ai caractérisé le phénotype des souris de la souche FVB qui portait le transgène MMTV-p200 CUX1. Ces souris ont développé des tumeurs mammaires avec une pénétrance de 26% et un temps de latence moyen de 20.1 mois. L'analyse des tumeurs mammaires par notre pathologiste a identifié plusieurs types histologiques dont les plus fréquents étaient les carcinomes adénosqameux, les carcinomes solides et les carcinome cribiformes. De fait, j'ai détecté par immunohistochimie l'expression des cytokératines 6, 8/18 et 14. L'analyse de l'ARN par "reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction" (RT-PCR) a montré que le transgène p200 CUX1 était exprimé dans les glandes mammaires mais pas dans les tumeurs mammaires. Par contre, le gène CUX1 endogène était surexprimé dans plusieurs tumeurs mammaires. Ces résultats suggèrent que le transgène est éventuellement réprimé dans les tumeurs alors que le gène CUX1 endogène est activé. McGill UniversityAlain Nepveu (Internal/Supervisor)2010Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Science (Department of Biochemistry) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=95107
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Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1
description The Cut homeobox 1 (CUX1) gene codes for several isoforms that display distinct biochemical and biological activities. To compare the oncogenic potential of various CUX1 isoforms in the mammary gland, transgenes comprising the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus long terminal repeat (MMTV-LTR) and CUX1 coding sequences were inserted into the hprt locus by specific transgenesis into embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice were obtained following injection of these cells into mouse blastocysts. In this study, I characterized the phenotype of transgenic mice of the FVB strain that carry the MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgene. These mice developed mammary tumors with a penetrance of 26% and a mean latency of 20.1 months. Mammary tumors were of various histological types the most frequent being adenosquamous carcinoma, solid carcinoma and carcinoma cribriform. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed variable expression of cytokeratins (CK) 6, 8/18, and 14. From reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays, the p200 CUX1 transgene was expressed in the mammary glands but not in the mammary tumors. Instead, in mammary tumors we detected elevated CUX1 expression from the endogenous CUX1 gene. These results suggest that transgene expression was shut-off in mammary tumors, whereas the endogenous CUX1 was over-expressed. === Le gène Cut homeobox 1 (CUX1) code pour plusieurs isoformes avec des activités bicohimiques et biologiques distinctes. Afin the comparer le potentiel oncogénique de certaines isoformes dans la glande mammaire, nous avons utilisé la méthode de transgénèse spécifique pour insérer les transgènes dans le locus hprt. Chaque transgène comprenait les séquences codantes d'une isoforme particulière sous le contrôle transcriptionnel de séquences régulatrices provenant du " Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV). Dans cette étude, j'ai caractérisé le phénotype des souris de la souche FVB qui portait le transgène MMTV-p200 CUX1. Ces souris ont développé des tumeurs mammaires avec une pénétrance de 26% et un temps de latence moyen de 20.1 mois. L'analyse des tumeurs mammaires par notre pathologiste a identifié plusieurs types histologiques dont les plus fréquents étaient les carcinomes adénosqameux, les carcinomes solides et les carcinome cribiformes. De fait, j'ai détecté par immunohistochimie l'expression des cytokératines 6, 8/18 et 14. L'analyse de l'ARN par "reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction" (RT-PCR) a montré que le transgène p200 CUX1 était exprimé dans les glandes mammaires mais pas dans les tumeurs mammaires. Par contre, le gène CUX1 endogène était surexprimé dans plusieurs tumeurs mammaires. Ces résultats suggèrent que le transgène est éventuellement réprimé dans les tumeurs alors que le gène CUX1 endogène est activé.
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title Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1
title_short Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1
title_full Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1
title_fullStr Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in MMTV-p200 CUX1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against Rev1, a protein that interacts with CUX1
title_sort analysis of mammary gland development and lesions in mmtv-p200 cux1 transgenic mice and development of antibodies against rev1, a protein that interacts with cux1
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