Article
Pluripotency factor Nanog is tumorigenic by deregulating DNA damage response in somatic cells.
Oncogene - 10 Mar 2016
Kim J, Liu Y, Qiu M, Xu Y
Abstract excerpt
The pluripotency gene Nanog is not expressed in normal adult tissues but is overexpressed in some human cancers. However, the tumorigenic roles of Nanog remain unclear. The ectopic expression of Nanog is not sufficient to induce spontaneous tumors in mice but can promote metastasis of established tumors by activating the expression of metastatic genes. The expression of Nanog in mouse skin activates tumor...
Topics
- Animals
- Carcinogenesis
- Cell Differentiation
- DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
- DNA Damage
- Ectopic Gene Expression
- Epidermis
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Humans
- Mice
- Nanog Homeobox Protein
- Oncogene Proteins
