Abstract
Short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) capable of stably suppressing gene function by RNA interference (RNAi) can mimic tumor-suppressor-gene loss in mice. By selecting for shRNAs capable of accelerating lymphomagenesis in a well-characterized mouse lymphoma model, we identified over ten candidate tumor suppressors, including Sfrp1, Numb, Mek1, and Angiopoietin 2. Several components of the DNA damage response machinery were also identified, including Rad17, which acts as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor that responds to oncogenic stress and whose loss is associated with poor prognosis in human patients. Our results emphasize the utility of in vivo RNAi screens, identify and validate a diverse set of tumor suppressors, and have therapeutic implications.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Validation Study
MeSH terms
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Angiopoietin-2 / genetics
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Animals
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Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics*
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Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / metabolism
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Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology
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DNA Damage
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic*
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Genes, Tumor Suppressor*
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Genes, myc
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Genes, p53
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Genetic Testing / methods*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
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Humans
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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics
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Lymphoma / genetics*
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Lymphoma / metabolism
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Lymphoma / pathology
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MAP Kinase Kinase 1 / genetics
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Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
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Prognosis
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RNA Interference*
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Reproducibility of Results
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Time Factors
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Transduction, Genetic
Substances
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Angiopoietin-2
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Cell Cycle Proteins
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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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Membrane Proteins
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Numb protein, mouse
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Rad17 protein, human
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Sfrp1 protein, mouse
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MAP Kinase Kinase 1
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Map2k1 protein, mouse