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Overall, our data suggest that activation of Wnt signaling in adult cerebellar and cortical neurons may not be sufficient for formation of medulloblastoma/PNET.
Mutations in the Hedgehog pathway members PTCH , PTCH 2 , SUFU and Smo , have all been identified in sporadic medulloblastomas as well, with approximately 25% of cases containing mutations affecting these genes [ 5 6 7 8 9 ] . A murine medulloblastoma model was recently developed by disruption of the PTCH gene, with medulloblastoma-like tumors arising in 10-15% of heterozygotes by 9 months of age [ 10 11 ] . Breeding PTCH mice to p53 knockout animals markedly increased tumor incidence.
First, co-transfection of the cDNA used to make our transgenic mice and the TOPFLASH Wnt pathway reporter plasmid into DAOY medulloblastoma cells resulted in over forty-fold induction of reporter activity.
Given the role that Hh signaling plays in promoting progenitor-cell proliferation, it is not surprising that misregulation of Hh signaling has been implicated in the biology of certain cancers, in particular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and medulloblastoma.
Transcriptional activity of β-catenin constructs in medulloblastoma DAOY cells