The Spy1/RINGO family represents a novel mechanism regulating mammary growth and tumorigenesis

Authors

A. Golipour
Dorothy Myers
Tiffany Seagroves
Daniel Murphy
Gerard I. Evan
Daniel J. Donoghue
Roger A. Moorehead
Lisa A. Porter, University of WindsorFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Publication Title

CANCER RESEARCH

Volume

68

Issue

10

First Page

3591

Last Page

3600

Abstract

Spy1A is a unique cell cycle activator known to mediate cell cycle progression and override the DNA damage response. This study focused on determining the role of this protein on postnatal mammary gland morphogenesis and neoplasia. Herein, we show that Spy1A levels are tightly regulated during mammary gland development and that ectopic expression stimulates precocious development and results in disrupted morphology of the gland. This follows the same trend as the oncogene c-Myc, and we show that Spy1A expression is regulated downstream of c-Myc signaling. Importantly, we show that overexpression of Spy1A accelerates tumorigenesis in vivo. Collectively, this work is the first report that the Spy1/RINGO family of proteins may play an essential role in regulating both normal and abnormal growth processes in the breast.

DOI

10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6453

Recommended Citation

Golipour, A.; Myers, Dorothy; Seagroves, Tiffany; Murphy, Daniel; Evan, Gerard I.; Donoghue, Daniel J.; Moorehead, Roger A.; and Porter, Lisa A., "The Spy1/RINGO family represents a novel mechanism regulating mammary growth and tumorigenesis" (2008). CANCER RESEARCH, 68, 10, 3591-3600.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/biologypub/37