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. 2011 Nov;91(11):1634-42.
doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.133. Epub 2011 Aug 29.

Combined loss of p21(waf1/cip1) and p27(kip1) enhances tumorigenesis in mice

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Combined loss of p21(waf1/cip1) and p27(kip1) enhances tumorigenesis in mice

Rosa A García-Fernández et al. Lab Invest. 2011 Nov.
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Abstract

The cell cycle inhibitors p21(Waf1/Cip1) and p27(Kip1) are frequently downregulated in many human cancers, and correlate with a worse prognosis. We show here that combined deficiency in p21 and p27 proteins in mice is linked to more aggressive spontaneous tumorigenesis, resulting in a decreased lifespan. The most common tumors developed in p21p27 double-null mice were endocrine, with a higher incidence of pituitary adenomas, pheochromocytomas and thyroid adenomas. The combined absence of p21 and p27 proteins delays the incidence of radiation-induced thymic lymphomas with a higher apoptotic rate, measured by active caspase-3 and cleaved PARP-1 immunoexpresion. These results provide experimental evidence for a cooperation of both cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors in tumorigenesis in mice.

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