Table 2. Examples of genetically engineered animal tumor models in breast cancer.
Promoter | Origin | Activation | Transgene | Active protein | Primary tumor | Metastasis | Pathology | Subtype | ||||
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Incidence (%) | Latency (week) | Incidence (%) | Latency | Metastatic site | ||||||||
MMTV-LTR | Mouse mammary tumor virus | Steroid hormones | neu/ErbB2 | Receptors | 100 | 30 | 75 | 32 | Lung | Adenocarcinoma, metastatic | luminal | [62] |
PyMT | Viral oncogenes | 100 | 4-8 | 84-90 | 14 | Lung, lymph node | Multifocal adenocarcinomas | [63] | ||||
Cyclin D1 | Cell cycle | 40 | 88 | - | - | - | Mammary gland adenocarcinomas | [64] | ||||
Myc | Cell cycle | 60 | - | - | - | Mammary gland adenocarcinomas | [65] | |||||
Wnt1 | Differentiation | 60 | 32 | * | Mammary gland adenocarcinomas | [66] | ||||||
C(3)1 | Rat prostate steroid-binding protein (PSBP) | Estrogen | SV40 Tag | Viral oncogenes | 90 | 21 | * | Lung, lymph node | Mammary gland adenocarcinomas | Basal | [50] | |
WAP | Whey acidic protein | Lactogenic hormones | Ras | Others | 100 | 24 | 14 | - | Lung | Adenocarcinoma genomic instability | [53] |
*Metastasis/tumor appearance but not incidence was reported.