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Haploinsufficiency of Atp2a2, encoding the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase isoform 2 Ca2+ pump, predisposes mice to squamous cell tumors via a novel mode of cancer susceptibility.
Cancer research - 1 Oct 2005
Prasad Vikram, Boivin Gregory P, Miller Marian L, Liu Lynne H, Erwin Christopher R, Warner Brad W, Shull Gary E
Abstract excerpt
A null mutation in one copy of the Atp2a2 or ATP2A2 gene, encoding sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase isoform 2 (SERCA2), leads to squamous cell tumors in mice and to Darier disease in humans, a skin disorder that also involves keratinocytes. Here, we examined the time course and genetic mechanisms of tumor development in the mutant animals. Atp2a2+/- mice overexpressed keratins associated with keratinocyte...
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