In:
Cancer Discovery, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 3, No. 4 ( 2013-04-01), p. 458-469
Kurzfassung:
NRAS mutations are common in human melanoma. To produce a mouse model of NRAS-driven melanoma, we expressed oncogenic NRAS (NRASG12D) in mouse melanocytes. When NRASG12D was expressed in the melanocytes of developing embryos, it induced melanocyte proliferation and congenital melanocytic lesions reminiscent of human blue nevi but did not induce cutaneous melanoma. Unexpectedly, however, it did induce early-onset primary melanoma of the central nervous system (CNS). The tumors were rapidly proliferating and caused neurologic symptoms, rapid health deterioration, and death. NRAS is not a common driver oncogene of primary melanoma of the CNS in adults, but we report two cases of primary melanoma of the CNS in children, both of which carried oncogenic mutations in NRAS. We conclude that acquisition of somatic mutations in NRAS in CNS melanocytes is a predisposing risk factor for primary melanoma of the CNS in children, and we present a mouse model of this disease. Significance: We show that the acquisition of NRAS mutations in melanocytes during embryogenesis is a risk factor for early-onset melanoma of the CNS. We have developed a powerful mouse model to study this rare but devastating childhood disease, and to develop therapeutic approaches for its treatment. Cancer Discov; 3(4); 458–69. ©2013 AACR. See related commentary by Ciarlo and Zon, p. 382 This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 363
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2159-8274
,
2159-8290
DOI:
10.1158/2159-8290.CD-12-0464
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Publikationsdatum:
2013
ZDB Id:
2607892-2
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