A large animal model to elucidate the role of LGR5 stem cells in cancer

阐明 LGR5 干细胞在癌症中作用的大型动物模型

基本信息

批准号：
10337272
负责人：
Jorge A Piedrahita
金额：
$ 17.41万
依托单位：
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-02-01 至 2024-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10337272
关键词：
Address Animal Model Area Autologous Behavior Biomedical Research Breeding Cancer Biology Cancer Etiology Cancer Model Candidate Disease Gene Cell Line Cell physiology Cells Cessation of life Clinical Clinical Treatment Colon Colon Carcinoma Colonic Neoplasms Colorectal Cancer Complex Descending colon Diagnosis Diagnostic Disease Progression Dissection Ensure Family suidae Fibroblasts Frequencies Generations Genes Genetic Goals Guide RNA Human In Vitro Injections KRAS2 gene LGR5 gene Lesion Link Location MCC gene Malignant Neoplasms Methods Modeling Modification Molecular Mus Mutation Neoplasm Metastasis Nuclear Nutritional Oncogenic Organ Organoids Outcome Pathogenesis Pathway interactions Persons Pharmacology Phenotype Reporting Research Personnel Role Signal Pathway System TP53 gene Testing Tissues Transgenic Model Transgenic Organisms Translations United States Validation Viral Woman base cancer biomarkers cancer stem cell carcinogenesis cell behavior colorectal cancer progression colorectal cancer treatment fetal gain of function human disease improved in vitro testing in vivo loss of function men novel novel strategies offspring organoid transplantation patient response porcine model prognostic promoter somatic cell nuclear transfer stem cell function stem cells tumor

项目摘要

Project Summary In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd leading cause of cancer death among women and men combined, with of 1 in 20 people being diagnosed with CRC each year. Yet, understanding factors controlling disease progression and metastasis has been hampered by the lack of a suitable animal model of CRC. At present, there is considerable information regarding candidate genes that are mutated in CRC and contribute to tumor locations, tumor phenotype and patient response to treatment1. While candidate genes can be studied in mice by use of transgenic lines carrying gain-of-function and loss-of function genetic modifications, mutations in candidate genes such as Apc, result in lesions in mice that differ from those seem in humans. As a result, modifications of the traditional transgenic model have been required to advance our understanding of CRC. In contrast, an analogous APC-/- pig model demonstrates predominantly colon tumors, which are remarkably similar to the human disease. We propose to combine the strengths of an existing gene edited LGR5-H2B-GFP pig line with the power of a Cre-inducible Cas9 system to generate a novel line that will allow a careful dissection both in vivo and in vitro of the molecular pathways associated with the behavior of LGR5 cells in colon cancer. This proposal will allow for the generation and the initial in vitro and in vivo validation of the model. This highly relevant large animal model will greatly improve our understanding of how LGR5 cells behavior is controlled at the molecular level during oncogenic transformation and will be of great use to develop novel strategies to treat human colorectal cancer, as well as other cancers.

项目摘要在美国，大肠癌（CRC）是妇女癌症死亡的第三主要原因，男性合并，每年有20人被诊断出患有CRC。但是，了解因素缺乏合适的动物模型，控制了疾病进展和转移 CRC。目前，关于CRC中突变的候选基因的大量信息和有助于肿瘤位置，肿瘤表型和患者对治疗的反应1。而候选基因可以通过使用携带功能获得的转基因线和功能丧失遗传来研究小鼠修饰，诸如APC等候选基因的突变，导致小鼠的病变与这些病变不同在人类中。结果，需要对传统转基因模型进行修改以促进我们了解CRC。相比之下，类似的APC - / - 猪模型主要表现为结肠肿瘤，与人类疾病非常相似。我们建议将现有基因编辑的LGR5-H2B-GFP Pig系列的优势与A的功能结合起来 CRE诱导的CAS9系统生成一条新型线条，该系列将允许在体内和体外进行仔细的解剖与LGR5细胞在结肠癌中的行为相关的分子途径。该建议将允许对于模型的生成和初始体外和体内验证。这种高度相关的大型动物模型将大大提高我们对LGR5细胞行为的理解在致癌转化期间在分子水平上控制，将有很大的用途来发展新型治疗人类结肠癌以及其他癌症的策略。