Inactivation of Retinoblastoma Protein (Rb1) in the Oocyte: Evidence That Dysregulated Follicle Growth Drives Ovarian Teratoma Formation in Mice.
The origin of most ovarian tumors is undefined. Here, we report development of a novel mouse model in which conditional inactivation of the tumor suppressor gene Rb1 in oocytes leads to the formation of ovarian teratomas (OTs). While parthenogenetically activated ooctyes are a known source of OT in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503754?pdf=render |