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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
The mouse skin carcinogenesis protocol is a unique model for understanding the molecular events leading to oncogenic transformation. Mutations in the Ha-ras gene, and the presence of functional cyclin D1 and the EGF receptor, have proven to be important in this system. However, the signal transduction pathways connecting these elements during mouse skin carcinogenesis are poorly understood. This paper studies the relevance of the Akt and ERK pathways in the different stages of chemically induced mouse skin tumors. Akt activity increases throughout the entire process, and its early activation is detected prior to increased cyclin D1 expression. ERK activity rises only during the later stages of malignant conversion. The observed early increase in Akt activity appears to be due to raised PI-3K activity. Other factors acting on Akt such as ILK activation and decreased PTEN phosphatase activity appear to be involved at the conversion stage. To further confirm the involvement of Akt in this process, PB keratinocytes were transfected with Akt and subsequently injected into nude mice. The expression of Akt accelerates tumorigenesis and contributes to increased malignancy of these keratinocytes as demonstrated by the rate of appearance, the growth and the histological characteristics of the tumors. Collectively, these data provide evidence that Akt activation is one of the key elements during the different steps of mouse skin tumorigenesis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carcinogens, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclin D1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neoplasm Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PTEN Phosphohydrolase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Suppressor Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/integrin-linked kinase
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11791176-9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Cyclin D1, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Genes, ras, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-MAP Kinase Signaling System, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Mice, Inbred SENCAR, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-PTEN Phosphohydrolase, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Papilloma, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Skin Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11791176-Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional roles of Akt signaling in mouse skin tumorigenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Project on Cell and Molecular Biology and Gene Therapy, CIEMAT, Av. Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't