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. 2021 Aug 2;13(2):369–382. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.07.014

Table 2.

Development of Premalignant Lesions and PDAC From Varying Cells of Origin

Mutation Embryonic Expression
Acinar Expression
Ductal Expression
Pathology Cre Driver Pathology Cre Driver Pathology Cre Driver
KrasG12D PanIN/PDAC Ptf1a-Cre32,50
Pdx1-Cre50
PanIN/late PDAC Ptf1a-CreER57,86 No lesions or cancer Sox9-CreER57,86
Early PanIN CK19-CreERT258
Sporadic PanIN Mist1-CreER56,87
Elastase-CreERT255,56
Dclk1-CreERT39
PDAC Sox9-CreERT2 with PDL88
PanIN Elastase-CreERT2 with caerulein59
Mist1-CreER with caerulein87
Dclk1-CreERT with caerulein39
PDAC CK19-CreERT2 with PDL88
No lesions or cancer Elastase-CreERTM with PDL88
sporadic PanIN Pdx1-IRES-Cre21
Nestin-Cre53
KrasG12V PanIN/PDAC Elas-tTA; tetO-Cre52 No lesions or cancer Elas-tTA; tetO-Cre52
PanIN/PDAC Elas-tTA; tetO-Cre with caerulein52
KrasG12D; p53R172H PanIN/PDAC Pdx1-Cre77 PanIN/PDAC Ptf1a-CreER86
Mist1-CreER89
No lesions or cancer Hnf1b-CreERT289
KrasG12D; p53flox/+ PanIN/PDAC Ptf1a-CreER86
KrasG12D; p53flox/flox PanIN/PDAC Pdx1-Cre80 PanIN/PDAC Ptf1a-CreER90,86
Elastase-CreERT2 with caerulein91
PDAC Sox9-CreER90,86
Nonmucinous tubular lesions/PDAC CK19-CreER91
KrasG12D; p53flox/- or flox/R270H or flox/R172H PanIN/PDAC Ptf1a-CreER86 PDAC Sox9-CreER86
KrasG12D; p53R172H/R172H PDAC Hnf1b-CreERT289
KrasG12V; p53+/– PanIN/PDAC Elas-tTA; tetO-Cre52
KrasG12D; p16–/– PanIN/PDAC Pdx1-Cre80,78
KrasG12D; p16/Arfflox/flox or –/– PanIN/PDAC Pdx1-Cre80,78
KrasG12D; Smad4flox/flox IPMN/PDAC Pdx1-Cre79
KrasG12D; Tgfbr2flox/flox PanIN/PDAC Ptf1a-Cre92
KrasG12V; p16/Arflox/+ PanIN Elas-tTA; tetO-Cre93
KrasG12V; p16/Arflox/lox PanIN/PDAC Elas-tTA; tetO-Cre93
KrasG12D; Lkb1lox/lox PanIN/PDAC Pdx1-Cre84 IPMN/premature death Sox9-CreERT272
KrasG12D; Brg1f/f IPMN/PDAC Ptf1a-Cre68,70 No lesions or cancer Ptf1a–CreER68 Few IPMN Hnf1b-CreERT268
KrasG12D; Arid1af/+ PanIN Ptf1a-Cre70 PanIN Ptf1a-CreERT2 with caerulein70 No lesions or cancer Hnf1b-CreERT270
KrasG12D; Arid1af/f PanIN and IPMN/PDAC Ptf1a-Cre70 PanIN Ptf1a-CreERT2 with caerulein70 Few IPMN Hnf1b-CreERT270
KrasG12D; Fbw7F/F PanIN/PDAC Elastase-CreERT2 with caerulein91 Nonmucinous tubular lesions/PDAC CK19-CreER91
GNASR201H Early IPMN Ptf1a-Cre75
KrasG12D; GNASR201H IPMN/cystic tumor Ptf1a-Cre75
KrasG12D; GNASR201C IPMN Ptf1a-Cre76 IPMN Ptf1a-CreER76
KrasG12D; GNASR201C; p53LoxP/+ IPMN/PDAC Ptf1a-CreER76
Ptenflox/flox PanIN and papillary adenocarcinoma/PDAC Pdx1-Cre94 No lesions or cancer Elastase-CreERTM94 IPMN/PDAC—spontaneous Kras mutation Sox9-CreERT271
Ptenflox/flox; p53–/– Papillary adenocarcinomas Pdx1-Cre94
KrasG12D; Ptenflox/flox IPMN/PDAC Sox9-CreERT271

Note: Blank cells indicate models that have not been evaluated.

ADM, acinar-ductal metaplasia; IPMN, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; PanIN, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia; PDAC, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; PDL, pancreatic duct ligation.