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  • Title: p16(INK4a) and p53 deficiency cooperate in tumorigenesis.
    Author: Sharpless NE, Alson S, Chan S, Silver DP, Castrillon DH, DePinho RA.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 2002 May 15; 62(10):2761-5. PubMed ID: 12019151.
    Abstract:
    The combined impact of mutations in p16(INK4a) and p53 was examined in cellular growth,transformation, and tumor formation. In cultured cells, p16(INK4a) loss enhanced growth at high density and conferred susceptibility to oncogene-induced transformation. In vivo, mice doubly deficient for p16(INK4a) and p53 showed an increased rate of tumor formation with particular susceptibility to aggressive angiosarcomas. Furthermore, p16(INK4a) silencing by promoter methylation was detected in tumors derived from p16(INK4a+/-) and (+/+) mice, independent of p53 status. These data suggest at least one general feature of malignancy, resistance to density-mediated growth arrest depends on p16(INK4a) rather than p53. This cooperation between p16(INK4a) and p53 loss in tumorigenesis is consistent with the view that these genes function in distinct anticancer pathways.
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