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Development of mouse models of angiosarcoma driven by p53.

ABSTRACT: Angiosarcomas are a rare group of tumours which have poor prognosis and limited treatment options. The development of new therapies has been hampered by a lack of good preclinical models. Here, we describe the development of an autochthonous mouse model of angiosarcoma driven by loss of p53 in VE-cadherin-expressing endothelial cells. Using Cdh5-Cre to drive recombination in adult endothelial cells, mice developed angiosarcomas with 100% penetrance upon homozygous deletion of Trp53 with a median lifespan of 325?days. In contrast, expression of the R172H mutant p53 resulted in formation of thymic lymphomas with a more rapid onset (median lifespan 151?days). We also used Pdgfrb-Cre-expressing mice, allowing us to target predominantly pericytes, as these have been reported as the cell of origin for a number of soft tissue sarcomas. Pdgfrb-Cre also results in low levels of recombination in venous blood endothelial cells in multiple tissues during development. Upon deletion of Trp53 in Pdgfrb- Cre-expressing mice (Pdgfrb- Cre , Trp53fl/fl mice), 65% developed lymphomas and 21% developed pleomorphic undifferentiated soft tissue sarcomas. None developed angiosarcomas. In contrast, 75% of Pdgfrb- Cre, Trp53R172H/R172H mice developed angiosarcomas, with 60% of these mice also developing lymphomas. The median lifespan of the Pdgfrb- Cre, Trp53R172H/R172H mice was 151?days. Re-implantation of angiosarcoma tumour fragments from Cdh5-Cre, Trp53fl/fl mice provided a more consistent and rapid model of angiosarcoma than the two spontaneous models. The ability to passage tumour fragments through the mouse provides a novel model which is amenable to preclinical studies and will help the development of potential new therapies for angiosarcoma.

SUBMITTER: Salter DM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679377 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development of mouse models of angiosarcoma driven by p53.

Salter Donald M DM Griffin Meredyth M Muir Morwenna M Teo Katy K Culley Jayne J Smith James R JR Gomez-Cuadrado Laura L Matchett Kylie K Sims Andrew H AH Hayward Larry L Henderson Neil C NC Brunton Valerie G VG

Disease models & mechanisms 20190709 7

Angiosarcomas are a rare group of tumours which have poor prognosis and limited treatment options. The development of new therapies has been hampered by a lack of good preclinical models. Here, we describe the development of an autochthonous mouse model of angiosarcoma driven by loss of p53 in VE-cadherin-expressing endothelial cells. Using <i>Cdh5-Cre</i> to drive recombination in adult endothelial cells, mice developed angiosarcomas with 100% penetrance upon homozygous deletion of <i>Trp53</i> ...[more]

PMID: 31221668

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