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Overexpression of Bcl-2 inhibits alveolar cell apoptosis during involution and accelerates c-myc-induced tumorigenesis of the mammary gland in transgenic mice

  • Expression of the apoptosis-inhibitory protein Bcl-2 has frequently been detected in human cancer including mammary carcinoma. The functional significance of its expression has been well established in experimental tumors of the lymphoid system, however, remains to be elucidated for epithelial tumors. In order to assess the role of Bcl-2 in mammary tumorigenesis we have generated WAP-bcl-2 transgenic mice. The strong overexpression of Bcl-2 in lactating mammary glands was preserved during early postlactational involution and apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells was prevented without influencing the dedifferentiation of the milk-producing epithelium. Although Bcl-2 overexpression was not sufficient to induce spontaneous tumors it, however, led to an accelerated development of MMTV myc transgene-induced mammary tumors. In the mammary glands of MMTV myc transgenic mice, a high proportion of apoptotic cells was detected which was significantly reduced in the mammary glands of WAP-bcl-2/ MMTV myc double transgenic mice. Taken together, these results suggest that Bcl-2 contributes to mammary tumorigenesis by inhibiting apoptosis.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author:Richard Jäger, Ute Herzer, Johannes Schenkel, Hans Weiher
Parent Title (English):Oncogene
Volume:15
Issue:15
First Page:1787
Last Page:1795
ISSN:0950-9232
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1201353
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
Date of first publication:1997/10/09
Departments, institutes and facilities:Institut für funktionale Gen-Analytik (IFGA)
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC):6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Entry in this database:2018/07/14