Murine models of colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers of humans. To experimentally investigate this common disease, numerous murine models have been established. These models accurately recapitulate the molecular and pathologic characteristics of human colorectal cancers, including activation of the myelocytomatosis oncogene (MYC), which has recently been suggested to be a key mediator of colorectal cancer development. This review focuses on the variety of murine models of human colorectal cancer that are available to the research community and on their use to identify common and distinct characteristics of colorectal cancer.
Uronis
Joshua M
JM
Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center and Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Threadgill
David W
DW
D000818:Animals; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc