| Literature DB >> 18158569 |
Stefania Croci1, Lorena Landuzzi, Giordano Nicoletti, Arianna Palladini, Agnese Antognoli, Carla De Giovanni, Patrizia Nanni, Pier-Luigi Lollini.
Abstract
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is a cysteine-rich matricellular protein that belongs to the CCN (CYR61, CTGF, NOV) protein family. It is highly expressed by human rhabdomyosarcoma cells and sustains their survival. In this study we investigated CCN2 expression in a mouse model of spontaneous rhabdomyosarcomagenesis that combines HER-2/neu oncogene activation and p53 oncosuppressor gene inactivation (BALB-p53neu mice). Murine rhabdomyosarcoma cells showed a 4-26 fold increase in CCN2 mRNA expression regarding to normal thigh muscle. Moreover, they expressed CCN2 protein at levels comparable to human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Therefore BALBp53neu mice might be useful for the evaluation of the role played by CCN2 in rhabdomyosarcoma in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18158569 DOI: 10.1007/bf02940313
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathol Oncol Res ISSN: 1219-4956 Impact factor: 3.201