Expansion of hepatic tumor progenito cell population in PTEN deficient mice requires liver injury and is reversed by deletion of Akt2
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ABSTRACT: We found that hepatic injury induced by PTEN loss establishes a selection pressure for tumorinitiating cells (TICs) to proliferate and form mixed lineage tumors. The Pten null mice demonstrate escalating levels of hepatic injury prior to proliferation of hepatic progenitors. Attenuation of hepatic injury by deleting Akt2 reduces progenitor cell proliferation and delays tumor development. Treatment of double mutant mice with 3,5-dietoxycarbonyl-1,4 dihydrocollidine (DDC) shows that the primary effect of AKT2 loss is attenuation of hepatic injury and not inhibition of progenitor cell proliferation in response to injury.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE70501 | GEO | 2016/03/31
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA288881
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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