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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
TGFbeta-related growth factors have been implicated in a variety of developmental and physiological processes in organisms ranging from nematodes to mammals. TGFbeta transduces its signal to the interior of the cell via Smad2, Smad3, and Smad4. We report the cloning and targeted disruption of the mouse Smad3 gene. Smad3 mutant mice are viable and fertile. Between 4 and 6 months of age, the Smad3 mutant mice become moribund with colorectal adenocarcinomas. The neoplasms penetrate through the intestinal wall and metastasize to lymph nodes. These results directly implicate TGFbeta signaling in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer and provide a compelling animal model for the study of human colorectal cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
703-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Cytoskeletal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Genes, Recessive, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Hybridization, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Lac Operon, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Lymph Nodes, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Smad3 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:9753318-Xenopus
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Smad3 mutant mice develop metastatic colorectal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Developmental Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235-9133, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't