Block of T cell development in P53-deficient mice accelerates development of lymphomas with characteristic RAG-dependent cytogenetic alterations

Brian B. Haines, Chun Jeih Ryu, Sandy Chang, Alexei Protopopov, Andreas Luch, Yun Hee Kang, Dobrin D. Draganov, Maria F. Fragoso, Sang Gi Paik, Hyo Jeong Hong, Ronald A. DePinho, Jianzhu Chen

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Abstract

Mice deficient in the DNA damage sensor P53 display normal T cell development but eventually succumb to thymic lymphomas. Here, we show that inactivation of the TCR β gene enhancer (Eβ) results in a block of T cell development at stages where recombination-activating genes (RAG) are expressed. Introduction of the Eβ mutation into p53-/- mice dramatically accelerates the onset of lethal thymic lymphomas that harbor RAG-dependent aberrant rearrangements, chromosome 14 and 12 translocations, and amplification of the chromosomal region 9A1-A5.3. Phenotypic and genetic analyses suggest that lymphomas emerge through a normal thymocyte development pathway. These findings provide genetic evidence that block of lymphocyte development at stages with RAG endonuclease activity can provoke lymphomagenesis on a background with deficient DNA damage responses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)109-120
Number of pages12
JournalCancer cell
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Research

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