2011
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Not Required for Normal Ductal or Alveolar Development in the Post-Natal Mammary Gland
Boras-Granic K, VanHouten J, Hiremath M, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Not Required for Normal Ductal or Alveolar Development in the Post-Natal Mammary Gland. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27278. PMID: 22087279, PMCID: PMC3210770, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary glandPTHrP expressionAlveolar developmentMyoepithelial cellsMaternal calcium homeostasisOverexpression of PTHrPRole of PTHrPExpression of PTHrPEmbryonic mammary budPTHrP deficiencyMouse mammary glandParathyroid hormoneTransgenic miceDuctal developmentCalcium homeostasisAlveolar cellsPTHrPPubertal developmentMMTV-CrePost-natal mammary glandMammary developmentMammary budPostnatal mammary glandCre transgenePTHrP gene
2001
Temporally regulated overexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the mammary gland reveals distinct fetal and pubertal phenotypes
Dunbar ME, Dann P, Brown CW, Van Houton J, Dreyer B, Philbrick WP, Wysolmerski JJ. Temporally regulated overexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the mammary gland reveals distinct fetal and pubertal phenotypes. Journal Of Endocrinology 2001, 171: 403-416. PMID: 11739006, DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1710403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormone-related proteinHormone-related proteinPTHrP overexpressionMammary glandLobuloalveolar developmentDuctal elongationMammary developmentOverexpression of PTHrPDouble transgenic miceTransgenic mice resultsTerminal end budsEpithelial cell apoptosisPubertal phenotypesDuctal branchingEmbryonic mammary developmentTransgenic miceMice resultsPTHrPEnd budsDecrease apoptosisCell apoptosisBasal rateDuctal morphogenesisCell proliferationDuctal tree