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Loss of Limb-Bud-and-Heart (LBH) attenuates mammary hyperplasia and tumor development in MMTV-Wnt1 transgenic mice.


ABSTRACT: WNT/?-catenin signaling plays pivotal roles in mammary development and tumorigenesis; and aberrant activation of this pathway is frequently observed in human breast cancer, correlating with poor outcome. However, the mechanisms underlying WNT-driven mammary tumorigenesis remain incompletely understood. Here, we used mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV)-Wnt1 transgenic mice, which develop aggressive mammary adenocarcinomas, to examine whether Limb-Bud-and-Heart (LBH) - a WNT/?-catenin target transcription co-factor overexpressed in human triple-negative breast cancers with WNT pathway hyperactivation, contributes to WNT-induced tumorigenesis. We found LBH is specifically overexpressed in basal epithelial tumor cells of MMTV-Wnt1 mammary tumors reminiscent of its basal cell-restricted expression in the normal postnatal mammary gland. To determine the role of LBH in mammary tumorigenesis, we crossed MMTV-Wnt1 mice with basal epithelial-specific Keratin 14/K14-Cre;LbhloxP knockout mice. Mammary glands from virgin LBH-deficient MMTV-Wnt1 mice exhibited reduced hyperplasia, cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. Importantly, LBH inactivation in mammary epithelium significantly delayed tumor onset in MMTV-Wnt1 transgenic mice, with a median tumor-free survival of 32.5 weeks compared to 22.5 weeks in control LBH wild type MMTV-Wnt1 mice (p?

SUBMITTER: Ashad-Bishop K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368957 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Loss of Limb-Bud-and-Heart (LBH) attenuates mammary hyperplasia and tumor development in MMTV-Wnt1 transgenic mice.

Ashad-Bishop Kilan K   Garikapati Koteswararao K   Lindley Linsey E LE   Jorda Merce M   Briegel Karoline J KJ  

Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20181201 2


WNT/β-catenin signaling plays pivotal roles in mammary development and tumorigenesis; and aberrant activation of this pathway is frequently observed in human breast cancer, correlating with poor outcome. However, the mechanisms underlying WNT-driven mammary tumorigenesis remain incompletely understood. Here, we used mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV)-Wnt1 transgenic mice, which develop aggressive mammary adenocarcinomas, to examine whether Limb-Bud-and-Heart (LBH) - a WNT/β-catenin target transcri  ...[more]

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