Proviral tagging in E mu-myc transgenic mice lacking the Pim-1 proto-oncogene leads to compensatory activation of Pim-2.
AUTOR(ES)
van der Lugt, N M
RESUMO
The Pim-1 proto-oncogene is one of the most potent collaborators of the myc proto-oncogenes in inducing lymphomagenesis in mice. Contrary to the profound effects when overexpressed in vivo, Pim-1-deficient mice showed only subtle phenotypic alterations, which could indicate the presence of redundantly acting genes. In line with this, a PCR-based screen has led to the identification of a closely homologous gene, Pim-2. The X-linked Pim-2 gene is 53% identical to Pim-1 at the amino acid level and shares substrate preference and the usage of non-AUG initiation codons with Pim-1. We have used these data to test whether the strong synergistic interaction between Pim-1 and c-myc can be utilized to gain access to Pim-1 compensatory pathways. We reasoned that, upon proviral tagging in compound mutant mice (E mu-myc/Pim-1-/- mice), the selective advantage of cells carrying provirally activated genes, that act downstream from or parallel to Pim-1, would increase. We show here that this is the case. A dramatic increase (from 15 to 80%) was found in the frequency of proviral activation of the Pim-2 gene. These data show that the described strategy of 'complementation tagging' represents a powerful new tool to identify components of pathways involved in processes as complex as multistep tumorigenesis.
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