Generation and Application of Inducible Chimeric RNA ASTN2-PAPPA(as) Knockin Mouse Model

Yichen Luo, Liang Du, Zhimeng Yao, Fan Liu, Kai Li, Feifei Li, Jianlin Zhu, Robert P. Coppes, Dianzheng Zhang, Yunlong Pan, Shegan Gao*, Hao Zhang*

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    Abstract

    Chimeric RNAs (chiRNAs) play many previously unrecognized roles in different diseases including cancer. They can not only be used as biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases but also serve as potential therapeutic targets. In order to better understand the roles of chiRNAs in pathogenesis, we inserted human sequences into mouse genome and established a knockin mouse model of the tamoxifen-inducible expression of ASTN2-PAPPA antisense chimeric RNA (A-P(as)chiRNA). Mice carrying the A-P(as)chiRNA knockin gene do not display any apparent abnormalities in growth, fertility, histological, hematopoietic, and biochemical indices. Using this model, we dissected the role of A-P(as)chiRNA in chemical carcinogen 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO)-induced carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). To our knowledge, we are the first to generate a chiRNA knockin mouse model using the Cre-loxP system. The model could be used to explore the roles of chiRNA in pathogenesis and potential targeted therapies.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number277
    Number of pages10
    JournalCells
    Volume11
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1-Jan-2022

    Keywords

    • transcription-induced chimeric RNA
    • fusion RNA
    • A-P(as)chiRNA
    • genetically engineered mouse model
    • knockin mouse
    • cancer
    • PROGRESSION
    • PROTEIN

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