Wip1-deficient mice are resistant to common cancer genes

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作者
Harrison, M
Li, J
Degenhardt, Y
Hoey, T
Powers, S
机构
[1] Tularik Ltd, Macclesfield SK19 2XR, Cheshire, England
[2] Tularik Inc, Genom Div, Greenlawn, NY 11740 USA
[3] Tularik Inc, San Francisco, CA 94080 USA
[4] Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 USA
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10.1016/j.molmed.2004.06.010
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
PPM1D encodes WIP1, a serine-threonine phosphatase that had previously been shown to be the driver oncogene of a 17q23 amplicon that is present in similar to15% of human breast tumors. However, it is unknown whether it has any role in the remaining 85% of breast tumors. A recent study using Wip1-deficient mice revealed that blocking its function significantly impaired RAS and ERBB2-induced breast tumor formation, suggesting that the inhibition of Wip1 could be a broad-spectrum treatment for breast cancer. However, because of the structure of Wip1, the development of small molecule inhibitors is a significant challenge.
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