GFAP-Cre-Mediated Transgenic Activation of Bmi1 Results in Pituitary Tumors

Bmi1 is a member of the polycomb repressive complex 1 and plays different roles during embryonic development, depending on the developmental context. Bmi1 over expression is observed in many types of cancer, including tumors of astroglial and neural origin. Although genetic depletion of Bmi1 has bee...

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Main Authors: Westerman, Bart A., Blom, Marleen, Tanger, Ellen, van der Valk, Martin, Song, Ji-Ying, van Santen, Marije, Gadiot, Jules, Cornelissen-Steijger, Paulien, Zevenhoven, John, Prosser, Haydn M., Uren, Anthony, Aronica, Eleonora, van Lohuizen, Maarten
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3344841/