title: APC and intestinal carcinogenesis. Insights from animal models.
abstract: The APC protein is a crucial regulator of intestinal cell growth, and mutations in the APC gene are a common initial event in the process of human colorectal carcinogenesis. Animals bearing germline mutations in Apc are therefore important models for human colorectal cancer. These animals have been used both to understand the biology of human colorectal cancer and to screen for agents able to prevent malignant transformation of susceptible intestinal cells.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021, USA. mbertagn@mail.med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bertagnolli
mesh_terms: D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein; D000818:Animals; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D017491:Genes, APC; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins