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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
34
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
Rhabdoid tumors are aggressive pediatric malignancies for which, currently, there are no effective or standard treatment strategies. Rhabdoid tumors arise because of the loss of the tumor suppressor gene INI1. We have previously demonstrated that INI1 represses Cyclin D1 transcription in rhabdoid cells by directly recruiting histone deacetylase 1 complex to its promoter, leading to G(0)-G(1) arrest. Expression of Cyclin D1 overcomes cell cycle arrest mediated by INI1 and Cyclin D1 overexpression in human rhabdoid tumors is a common phenomenon. However, it is not clear whether Cyclin D1 is a critical downstream target of INI1 in vivo and whether the derepression of this gene is essential for rhabdoid tumorigenesis. To determine the requirement of Cyclin D1 for genesis of rhabdoid tumors in vivo, we developed Ini1 heterozygous mice by targeted disruption. We found that the tumors developed in these Ini1+/- mice are rhabdoid, defective for Ini1 protein, and like the human tumors, express Cyclin D1. We crossed Ini1+/- mice to Cyclin D1-/- mice and found that Ini1+/- mice with Cyclin D1 deficiency did not develop any spontaneous tumors, in contrast to the parental Ini1+/- mice. These results strongly support the hypothesis that Cyclin D1 is a key mediator in the genesis of rhabdoid tumors. Our results provide an in vivo proof of concept that drugs that target Cyclin D1 expression or activity could be potentially effective as novel therapeutic agents for rhabdoid tumors.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12129-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Cyclin D1, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Rhabdoid Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:16099835-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic ablation of Cyclin D1 abrogates genesis of rhabdoid tumors resulting from Ini1 loss.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural