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SUBMITTER: Wei Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3670259 | biostudies-other | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wei Qiou Q Jiang Hong H Baker Alyson A Dodge Lisa K LK Gerard Matthieu M Young Matthew R MR Toledano Michel B MB Colburn Nancy H NH
Carcinogenesis 20130207 6
Sulfiredoxin (Srx) is the enzyme that reduces the hyperoxidized inactive form of peroxiredoxins. To study the function of Srx in carcinogenesis in vivo, we tested whether loss of Srx protects mice from cancer development. Srx null mice were generated and colon carcinogenesis was induced by an azoxymethane (AOM) and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) protocol. Compared with either wild-type (Wt) or heterozygotes, Srx(-/-) mice had significantly reduced rates in both tumor multiplicity and volume. Mecha ...[more]