Accelerating cancer modeling with RNAi and nongermline genetically engineered mouse models Journal Article


Authors: Livshits, G.; Lowe, S. W.
Article Title: Accelerating cancer modeling with RNAi and nongermline genetically engineered mouse models
Abstract: For more than two decades, genetically engineered mouse models have been key to our mechanistic understanding of tumorigenesis and cancer progression. Recently, the massive quantity of data emerging from cancer genomics studies has demanded a corresponding increase in the efficiency and throughput of in vivo models for functional testing of putative cancer genes. Already a mainstay of cancer research, recent innovations in RNA interference (RNAi) technology have extended its utility for studying gene function and genetic interactions, enabling tissue-specific, inducible and reversible gene silencing in vivo. Concurrent advances in embryonic stem cell (ESC) culture and genome engineering have accelerated several steps of genetically engineered mouse model production and have facilitated the incorporation of RNAi technology into these models. Here, we review the current state of these technologies and examine how their integration has the potential to dramatically enhance the throughput and capabilities of animal models for cancer. © 2013 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
Journal Title: Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Volume: 2013
Issue: 11
ISSN: 1940-3402
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press  
Date Published: 2013-11-01
Start Page: 991
End Page: 1005
Language: English
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top069856
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 24184755
PMCID: PMC4102000
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Notes: --- - "Export Date: 2 December 2013" - "Source: Scopus"
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