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Chemical-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis Model Using Dimethylbenz[a]Anthracene and 12-O-Tetradecanoyl Phorbol-13-Acetate DMBA-TPA
Published on: December 19, 2019
Abrogation of protein phosphatase 6 promotes skin carcinogenesis induced by DMBA
K Hayashi1,2, Y Momoi1, N Tanuma1,2
1Division of Cancer Chemotherapy, Miyagi Cancer Center Research Institute, Miyagi, Japan.
Abstract:
Somatic mutations in the gene encoding the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 6 (Ppp6c) have been identified in malignant melanoma and are thought to function as a driver in B-raf- or N-ras-driven tumorigenesis. To assess the role of Ppp6c in carcinogenesis, we generated skin keratinocyte-specific Ppp6c conditional knockout mice and performed two-stage skin carcinogenesis analysis. Ppp6c deficiency induced papilloma formation with 7,12-dimethylbenz (a) anthracene (DMBA) only, and development of those papillomas was significantly accelerated compared with that seen following DMBA/TPA (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate) treatment of wild-type mice. NF-κB activation either by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α or interleukin (IL)-1β was enhanced in Ppp6c-deficient keratinocytes. Overall, we conclude that Ppp6c deficiency predisposes mice to skin carcinogenesis initiated by DMBA. This is the first report showing that such deficiency promotes tumor formation in mice.
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