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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Russell R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4532798 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20150729
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with accumulation of particular oncogenic mutations and recent genetic sequencing studies have identified ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) mutations in PDAC cohorts. Here we report that conditional deletion of ATM in a mouse model of PDAC induces a greater number of proliferative precursor lesions coupled with a pronounced fibrotic reaction. ATM-targeted mice display altered TGFβ-superfamily signalling and enhanced epithelial-to-mesenchyma ...[more]