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ArticlePloS one2013

Akt and c-Myc induce stem-cell markers in mature primary p53⁻/⁻ astrocytes and render these cells gliomagenic in the brain of immunocompetent mice.

Josefine Radke, Ginette Bortolussi, Axel Pagenstecher

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Josefine RadkeDepartment of Neuropathology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Ginette Bortolussi
Axel Pagenstecher
Philipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytomas and their most malignant variant glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) represent the vast majority of primary brain tumors. Despite the current progress in neurosurgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, most astrocytomas remain fatal disorders. Although brain tumor biology is a matter of intense research, the cell-of-origin and the complete astrocytoma-inducing signaling pathway remain unknown. To further identify the mechanisms leading to gliomagenesis, we transduced primary astrocytes on a p53(-/-) background with c-Myc, constitutively active myr-Akt or both, myr-Akt and c-Myc. Transduced astrocytes showed oncogene-specific alterations of morphology, proliferation and differentiation. Following prolonged periods of cultivation, oncogene-transduced astrocytes expressed several stem-cell markers. Furthermore, astrocytes coexpressing c-Myc and Akt were tumorigenic when implanted into the brain of immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice. Our results reveal that the loss of p53 combined with oncogene overexpression in mature astrocytes simulates pivotal features of glioma pathogenesis, providing a good model for assessing the development of secondary glioblastomas.

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ImmunocompetenceAnimalsAstrocytesBiomarkersBrainCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticGliomaHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplastic Stem CellsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTumor Suppressor Protein p53BiomarkersMYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID23424671
PMCPMC3570527
OpenAlexW2055274037

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