Reduced expression of neural cell adhesion molecule induces metastatic dissemination of pancreatic beta tumor cells.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
As in the development of many human cancers, in a transgenic mouse model of beta-cell carcinogenesis (Rip1Tag2), expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) changes from the 120-kDa isoform in normal tissue to the 140/180-kDa isoforms in tumors. NCAM-deficient RiplTag2 mice, generated by crossing Rip1Tag2 mice with NCAM knockout mice, develop metastases, a tumor stage that is not seen in normal Rip1Tag2 mice. In contrast, overexpression of NCAM 120 in NCAM-deficient Rip1Tag2 mice prevents tumor metastasis. The results indicate that the loss of NCAM-mediated cell adhesion is one rate-limiting step in the actual metastatic dissemination of beta tumor cells.
Medical subject headings
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Insulinoma
- Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules
- Pancreatic Neoplasms