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. 2021 Dec 21;10(1):3. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10010003

Table 1.

Murine models that recapitulate different human breast cancer subtypes. This table summarizes the transcriptomic analysis performed in tumors derived from different murine in vivo models that are able to resemble specific human breast cancer subtypes.

Mouse Model Oncogenic Expression Human Breast Cancer Subtype Ref.
MMTV-Wnt1 Wnt1 overexpression Basal-like [75]
WAP-Tag SV40 large T antigen Basal-Like [74]
WAP-Int3 Notch 4 overexpression Luminal-Like [78]
MMTV-Hras Hras overexpression Luminal A [72]
MMTV-PyMT Activation of Src, PI3K, and Shc Luminal B [77]
MMTV-Neu Inactivated rat ErbB2 overexpression in MECs HER2-enriched [76]
WAP-Cre/Etv6 Etv6-Ntrk3 fusion gene overexpression HER2-enriched [82]
Brg1+/− Brg1 heterozygous HER2-enriched [79]
p18−/− Cdkn2c homozygous null HER2-enriched [80]
Rb−/− Rb homozygous null HER2-enriched [80]
MMTV-Fgf3 Fgf3 overexpression HER2-enriched [83]
MMTV-Lpa Lpa1, Lpa2, or Lpa3
overexpression
Mesenchymal-like [69]
p53+/− irradiated Trp53 heterozygous, irradiated Mesenchymal-like [71]
DMBA-induced Random DMBA induction Basal-like
Mesenchymal-like
[68]
C3(1)-Tag pRb, p107, p130, p53, p300 inactivation and others in MECs Basal-like
Mesenchymal-like
[44]
WAP-Myc Myc overexpression in LCs Basal-like
Luminal B
[73]
MMTV-Myc Myc overexpression Basal-like
Luminal B
[72]
MMTV-Cre/Brca1Co/Co/p53+/− Brca1 truncation in MECs, Tp53 heterozygous null Basal-like
Mesenchymal-like
[67]
MMTV-Aib1 Aib1 overexpression Basal-Like
Luminal B
HER2-enriched
[69]
WAP-T121 pRb, p107 and p130 inactivation in LCs HER2-enriched
Mesenchymal-like
[70]