c-fos expression induces bone tumors in transgenic mice.

U Rüther, D Komitowski, FR Schubert, EF Wagner - Oncogene, 1989 - europepmc.org
U Rüther, D Komitowski, FR Schubert, EF Wagner
Oncogene, 1989europepmc.org
The proto-oncogene c-fos has been isolated as the cellular homolog of the v-fos gene found
in the osteosarcoma inducing FBR-and FBJ-murine sarcoma viruses (MSV). Expression of
the c-fos gene in transgenic mice leads to the development of bone lesions of which about
half progress to bone tumors mainly chondrosarcomas. The tumors display a strong
preference for males and have a latency with a mean of 9.5 months. However, also mice
without visible lesions develop bone tumors with the same sex preference and latency …
The proto-oncogene c-fos has been isolated as the cellular homolog of the v-fos gene found in the osteosarcoma inducing FBR-and FBJ-murine sarcoma viruses (MSV). Expression of the c-fos gene in transgenic mice leads to the development of bone lesions of which about half progress to bone tumors mainly chondrosarcomas. The tumors display a strong preference for males and have a latency with a mean of 9.5 months. However, also mice without visible lesions develop bone tumors with the same sex preference and latency. These consequences of c-fos expression are independent of the chosen promoter but dependent on a replacement of 3'noncoding sequences of c-fos by a long terminal repeat (LTR) of the FBJ-MSV virus.
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