Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.

Using a reconstituted mouse prostate organ, the effects on endogenous p53 expression of the ras oncogene or of the ras + myc oncogenes were investigated. In this system the ras gene alone causes mild hyperplasia, but the combination of ras and myc leads to the formation of carcinomas. Surprisingly,...

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Main Authors: Lu, X, Park, S, Thompson, T, Lane, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1992
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Park, S
Thompson, T
Lane, D
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Park, S
Thompson, T
Lane, D
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description Using a reconstituted mouse prostate organ, the effects on endogenous p53 expression of the ras oncogene or of the ras + myc oncogenes were investigated. In this system the ras gene alone causes mild hyperplasia, but the combination of ras and myc leads to the formation of carcinomas. Surprisingly, while p53 mutations were found in cells derived from the reconstituted organs containing ras alone, no such mutations were found in the ras + myc-transformed cells. Their growth, unlike that of the cells containing ras alone, was not inhibited by transfection with plasmids encoding wild-type human p53. We suggest that expression of both activated ras and myc genes bypasses the need for p53 mutation by neutralizing the tumor suppressor activity of normal p53.
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spelling oxford-uuid:23ae8572-f8e3-4e89-8dc3-45fae8e26b982022-03-26T11:45:32ZRas-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:23ae8572-f8e3-4e89-8dc3-45fae8e26b98EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1992Lu, XPark, SThompson, TLane, DUsing a reconstituted mouse prostate organ, the effects on endogenous p53 expression of the ras oncogene or of the ras + myc oncogenes were investigated. In this system the ras gene alone causes mild hyperplasia, but the combination of ras and myc leads to the formation of carcinomas. Surprisingly, while p53 mutations were found in cells derived from the reconstituted organs containing ras alone, no such mutations were found in the ras + myc-transformed cells. Their growth, unlike that of the cells containing ras alone, was not inhibited by transfection with plasmids encoding wild-type human p53. We suggest that expression of both activated ras and myc genes bypasses the need for p53 mutation by neutralizing the tumor suppressor activity of normal p53.
spellingShingle Lu, X
Park, S
Thompson, T
Lane, D
Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.
title Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.
title_full Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.
title_fullStr Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.
title_full_unstemmed Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.
title_short Ras-induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53, but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation.
title_sort ras induced hyperplasia occurs with mutation of p53 but activated ras and myc together can induce carcinoma without p53 mutation
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