The Interaction of Steroid Hormones and Oncogene in Breast Cancer.
Abstract
We propose to generate a novel inducible bitransgenic system to examine the effect of the expression of a target oncogene, the polyoma middle T antigen, on the onset of mammary epithelium hyperplasia. Using this inducible system, the specific expression of a transgene can be initiated by the administration of an external compound. To establish such a regulatable system, we have introduced the regulator and the inducible target separately into mouse embryos to generate transgenic mouse lines. To target the expression of the regulator in mammary glands, we have placed the regulator under the control of the MMTV-LTR. Transgenic lines of the regulator and the target, polyoma middle T antigen have been generated. These lines are currently being crossed to generate bitransgenic lines and the expression of the target oncogene will be induced by administration of progesterone antagonists. The regulated expression of polyoma middle T antigen in the mammary gland of bitransgenic mice will allow the investigation of the potential protective effects of ovarian steroid hormones on the development of mammary tumors in response to specific oncogene expression. The success of this approach may have far-reaching effects on the future understanding of the mechanisms of oncogenesis in mammary epithelium.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA323214
Entities
People
- Sophia Y. Tsai
Organizations
- Baylor College of Medicine