The Role of the Rab Coupling Protein in ErbB2-Driven Mammary Tumorigenesis and Metastasis

Abstract

During the Year-2 we focused in our understanding of the role of the Rab Coupling Protein (RCP) in ErbB2-mediated lung metastasis formation. To accomplish this, we have derived both proficient and deficient ErbB2 stable expressed cell lines and then performed orthotopic mammary fat pad and tail vein cell injection using the classic immunodeficient NCr athymic mouse model as syngenic recipient. Consistent with our previous in vivo data, the overexpression of RCP led into drastically decrease the number of lung. In contrast, the depletion of RCP using RNA interference approach significantly increase the number of lung metastases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1004095

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Lavoie
  • Douglas Strathdee
  • Gordon B. Mills
  • Jason Turpin
  • Jim C. Norman
  • Julie M. Livingstone
  • Julie-emilie Huot-marchand
  • Laura Jones
  • Lewis A Chodosh
  • Louise Mitchell
  • Michael Hallett
  • Morag Park
  • Pierre-luc Boulay
  • Shirley Campbell
  • Shreya Mitra
  • Virginie Sanguin-gendreau
  • William Muller

Organizations

  • McGill University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cells
  • Couplings
  • Data Analysis
  • Genetics
  • Intercellular Junctions
  • Mammary Glands
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metastasis
  • Neoplasms
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Stem Cells
  • Students
  • Transplants

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Breast cancer cell signaling and growth regulation.
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics