Flp-mediated tissue-specific inactivation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene in the mouse (original) (raw)

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The yeast-derived Flp-frt site-specific DNA recombination system was used to achieve pituitary-specific inactivation of the retinoblastoma (Rb) tumor suppressor gene. Whereas mice carrying only frt sites in both alleles of Rb remain tumor free, tumorigenesis ensues when the Flp recombinase is expressed. The rate of tumorigenesis in these mice depends both on the expression level of the Flp recombinase and on the presence of frt sites in one or both Rb alleles. This permitted a more accurate definition of the consecutive steps in pituitary tumorigenesis. Our study illustrates the potential of this approach for studying sporadic cancer in a defined mouse model.

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  1. Hein te Riele
    Present address: Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam

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  1. Division of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam
    Marc Vooijs, Martin van der Valk, Hein te Riele & Anton Berns

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  2. Martin van der Valk
  3. Hein te Riele
  4. Anton Berns

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Vooijs, M., van der Valk, M., Riele, H. et al. Flp-mediated tissue-specific inactivation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene in the mouse.Oncogene 17, 1–12 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1202169

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