Induced p53 loss in mouse luminal cells causes clonal expansion and development of mammary tumours

Several breast cancers may originate from mammary luminal cells and inactivating mutations of p53 are present in most triple-negative breast cancers. Here, the authors show that loss of p53 from luminal cells in mice results in their clonal expansion and mammary tumour formation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luwei Tao, Dongxi Xiang, Ying Xie, Roderick T. Bronson, Zhe Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14431