The conditional expression of KRAS G12D in mouse pancreas induces disorganization of endocrine islets prior the onset of ductal pre-cancerous lesions.
Authors
Gout J, Pommier RM, Vincent DF, Ripoche D, Goddard-Léon S, Colombe A, Treilleux I, Valcourt U, Tomasini R, Dufresne M, Bertolino P, Bartholin L
Summary
Pdx1-Cre; LSL-KRAS(G12D) mice develop premalignant pancreatic ductal lesions that can possibly progress spontaneously to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Although Pdx1-Cre is expressed in the embryonic endoderm, which gives rise to all pancreatic lineages, the possible consequences of KRAS(G12D) expression in the endocrine compartment have never been finely explored.
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