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Generation of two modified mouse alleles of the Hic1 tumor suppressor gene.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Mar 2011
Pospichalova Vendula, Tureckova Jolana, Fafilek Bohumil, Vojtechova Martina, Krausova Michaela, Lukas Jan, Sloncova Eva, Takacova Sylvia, Divoky Vladimir, Leprince Dominique, Plachy Jiri, Korinek Vladimir
Abstract excerpt
HIC1 (hypermethylated in cancer 1) is a tumor suppressor gene located on chromosome 17p13.3, a region frequently hypermethylated or deleted in human neoplasias. In mouse, Hic1 is essential for embryonic development and exerts an antitumor role in adult animals. Since Hic1-deficient mice die perinatally, we generated a conditional Hic1 null allele by flanking the Hic1-coding region by loxP sites. When crossed to...
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