Mice heterozygous for mutation in Atm, the gene involved in ataxia-telangiectasia, have heightened susceptibility to cancer
Spring K, Ahangari F, Scott SP, Waring P, Purdie DM, Chen PC, Hourigan K, Ramsay J, McKinnon PJ, Swift M, Lavin MF. Mice heterozygous for mutation in Atm, the gene involved in ataxia-telangiectasia, have heightened susceptibility to cancer. Nature Genetics 2002, 32: 185-190. PMID: 12195425, DOI: 10.1038/ng958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia TelangiectasiaAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell SurvivalChromosomesDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGamma RaysGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeterozygoteHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutation, MissenseNeoplasmsPenetranceProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsAtaxia telangiectasiaATM kinase activityDominant negative effectATM cDNAGenome instabilityHeterozygous miceRadiation-induced chromosomal aberrationsKinase activityCancer predispositionFrame deletionMutationsControl cellsGenesChromosomal aberrationsCellsCDNAMouse carriersDeletionMiceHeterozygous carriersAtmFirst timeExpressionFurther support