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ArticleStem cell reports2014

Lineage tracing of mammary epithelial cells using cell-type-specific cre-expressing adenoviruses.

Luwei Tao, Maaike P A van Bragt, Elizabeth Laudadio, Zhe Li

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luwei TaoDivision of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Maaike P A van BragtDivision of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Elizabeth LaudadioDivision of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Zhe LiDivision of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

IGF/IGF1R signaling in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesisR01HL107663 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LI, ZHE · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
Breast cancer stem cells and their cellular originR00CA126980 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LI, ZHE · 2009 to 2011
$735k
Breast cancer stem cells and their cellular originK99CA126980 · NCI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI LI, ZHE · 2007 to 2008
$274k
NCI NIH HHS K99 CA126980NCI NIH HHS R00 CA126980NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL107663
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lineage tracing using Cre/lox transgenic mice provides a powerful tool for studying normal mammary epithelial cell (MEC) development and the cellular origins of mammary tumors under physiological settings. However, generation of new transgenic mice for lineage-tracing purposes is often time consuming. Here, we report a lineage-tracing tool for MECs based on intraductal injection of lineage-specific Cre-expressing adenovirus (Ad-Cre). Using well-characterized promoters for Keratin 8 and Keratin 14, we generated lineage-specific Ad-Cre lines for luminal and basal MECs, respectively. By pulse-chase lineage tracing using these Ad-Cre lines, we showed that luminal and basal lineages are largely self-sustained and that IRS1 and IRS2 are essential for maintaining the basal lineage; we also showed that heterogeneous mammary tumors can be induced from luminal MECs in mice carrying the Etv6-NTRK3 fusion gene. Overall, we validated the Ad-Cre system as a promising and efficient tool for fate mapping of normal and malignant cells in adult tissues.

Indexed as

AdenoviridaeAnimalsEpithelial CellsETS Translocation Variant 6 ProteinFemaleInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsKeratin-14Keratin-8Mammary Glands, AnimalMiceMice, TransgenicOncogene Proteins, FusionReceptor, trkCETS Translocation Variant 6 ProteinETV6-NTRK3 fusion protein, mouseInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsIrs1 protein, mouseIrs2 protein, mouseKeratin-14Keratin-8Oncogene Proteins, FusionReceptor, trkC

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PMID24936465
PMCPMC4050356
OpenAlexW1968067986

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