Article
p19Ink4d is a tumor suppressor and controls pituitary anterior lobe cell proliferation.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jun 2014
Bai Feng, Chan Ho Lam, Smith Matthew D, Kiyokawa Hiroaki, Pei Xin-Hai
Abstract excerpt
Pituitary tumors develop in about one-quarter of the population, and most arise from the anterior lobe (AL). The pituitary gland is particularly sensitive to genetic alteration of genes involved in the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor (CKI)-CDK-retinoblastoma protein (Rb) pathway. Mice heterozygous for the Rb mutation develop pituitary tumors, with about 20% arising from the AL. Perplexingly, none of the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
