title: MMTV mouse models and the diagnostic values of MMTV-like sequences in human breast cancer.
abstract: Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) long terminal repeat (LTR)-driven transgenic mice are excellent models for breast cancer as they allow for the targeted expression of various oncogenes and growth factors in neoplastic transformation of mammary glands. Numerous MMTV-LTR-driven transgenic mouse models of breast cancer have been created in the past three decades, including MMTV-neu/ErbB2, cyclin D1, cyclin E, Ras, Myc, int-1 and c-rel. These transgenic mice develop mammary tumors with different latency, histology and invasiveness, reflecting the oncogenic pathways activated by the transgene. Recently, homologous sequences of the env gene of MMTV have been identified in approximately 40% of human breast cancers, but not in normal breast or other types of cancers, suggesting possible involvement of mammary tumor virus in human breast carcinogenesis. Accumulating evidence demonstrates the association of MMTV provirus with progesterone receptor, p53 mutations and advanced-stage breast cancer. Thus, the detection of MMTV-like sequences may have diagnostic value to predict the clinical outcome of breast cancer patients.
authors: The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
authors: Pankaj
authors: P
authors: Taneja
authors: Donna P
authors: DP
authors: Frazier
authors: Robert D
authors: RD
authors: Kendig
authors: Dejan
authors: D
authors: Maglic
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Sugiyama
authors: Fumitake
authors: F
authors: Kai
authors: Neetu K
authors: NK
authors: Taneja
authors: Kazushi
authors: K
authors: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D008324:Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008954:Models, Biological; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011980:Receptors, Progesterone