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Table 1 Cancer phenotypes of CIN mouse models

From: Aneuploidy and chromosomal instability in cancer: a jackpot to chaos

Gene

Mitotic Function

Cancer phenotype of resulting mice

References

Genotype

Spontaneous tumors

Chemically-induced tumors

Crossed with tumor-prone backgrounds

Bub1

SAC

+/−

Not observed

DMBA-induced ()

p53+/− and p53−/− (=); ApcMin/+ (colon )

[47, 125, 127]

H/H, H/− (*)

Tumors in various tissues in ~50 % of 20 months-old mice

NT

p53+/− and p53−/− (); ApcMin/+ (colon ); Rb+/− (=); Pten+/− ()

[47, 125, 127]

overexp.

Tumors in various tissues in 60-70 % of 12–16 months-old mice

NT

NT

[51]

Mad1

SAC

+/−

Lung tumors in 19 % of 18 months-old mice

Vinicristine-induced ()

p53+/− (=)

[44, 126]

Mad2

SAC

+/−

Lung tumors in 30 % of 18 months-old mice

NT

p53+/− ()

[45, 126]

overexp.

Tumors in various tissues in 50 % of 12–20 months-old mice

NT

Eu-Myc (); KRASG12D ()

[30, 52]

Mad1; Mad2

SAC

+/−; +/−

NT

NT

p53+/− ()

[126]

BubR1

SAC

+/−

Not observed

AOM-induced ()

ApcMin/+ (colon small intestine)

[53, 57, 122]

H/H(*)

Not observed

DMBA-induced ()

p53−/− (incidence but shortened osteosarcoma latency and accelerated aging onset)

[57, 134, 135]

overexp.

Decreased

DMBA-induced ()

KRASG12D ()

[50]

Bub3

SAC

+/−

Not observed

DMBA-induced (=)

p53+/− (=); Rb1+/− (=)

[48, 49]

Rae1

SAC

+/−

Not observed

DMBA-induced (=)

NT

[48]

Bub3; Rae1

SAC

+/−; +/−

Not observed

DMBA-induced ()

NT

[48]

Mps1

SAC

DK/DK (**)

Not observed

NT

p53fl/+ Lck-Cre + (T-ALL)

[128]

DK/fl (**)

NT

NT

p53fl/fl Lck-Cre + (=)

[128]

CENP-E

Chromosome congression, SAC

+/−

Lung and/or spleen tumors in 20 % of 19-21month mice but decreased incidence of liver tumors

DMBA-induced ()

p19/ARF−/− (); Mad2+/− ()

[46, 59]

Fzr1 (Cdh1)

APC/C cofactor

+/−

Mammary gland and other epithelial tumors in 25 % 20-30month mice

DMBA/TPA-induced skin carcinomas ()

NT

[42]

Cdc20

APC/C cofactor

+/AAA (***)

Hepatomas and lymphomas in 50 % of 24 month mice

NT

p53−/− (); Atm−/− ()

[43, 125]

Pttg1

Securin, prevents chromatid separation

−/−

Testicular and splenic hypoplasia, thymic hyperplasia

NT

Rb+/− ()

[123, 136]

overexp. (transgenic mouse expressing human securin in pituitary cells)

Hyperplasia and microadenomas

NT

Rb+/− (anterior lobe; intermediate lobe =)

[137, 138]

  1. Lck-Cre: a Cre recombinase expressed under the control of the Lck (lymphocyte protein tyrosine kinase) promoter, promoting excision in a thymocyte-specific manner; (*) H: hypomorphic allele; (**) DK: kinetochore binding mutant; (***) AAA: Mad2 binding mutant; NT: not tested; () increased tumor formation; () decreased tumor formation; (=) no changes in tumor formation