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Article Dans Une Revue Cancers Année : 2021

Mouse Models for Deciphering the Impact of Homologous Recombination on Tumorigenesis

Gabriel Matos-Rodrigues
Bernard Lopez

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Homologous recombination (HR) is a fundamental evolutionarily conserved process that plays prime role(s) in genome stability maintenance through DNA repair and through the protection and resumption of arrested replication forks. Many HR genes are deregulated in cancer cells. Notably, the breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, two important HR players, are the most frequently mutated genes in familial breast and ovarian cancer. Transgenic mice constitute powerful tools to unravel the intricate mechanisms controlling tumorigenesis in vivo. However, the genes central to HR are essential in mammals, and their knockout leads to early embryonic lethality in mice. Elaborated strategies have been developed to overcome this difficulty, enabling one to analyze the consequences of HR disruption in vivo. In this review, we first briefly present the molecular mechanisms of HR in mammalian cells to introduce each factor in the HR process. Then, we present the different mouse models of HR invalidation and the consequences of HR inactivation on tumorigenesis. Finally, we discuss the use of mouse models for the development of targeted cancer therapies as well as perspectives on the future potential for understanding the mechanisms of HR inactivation-driven tumorigenesis in vivo.
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hal-03432889 , version 1 (17-11-2021)

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Gabriel Matos-Rodrigues, Emmanuelle Martini, Bernard Lopez. Mouse Models for Deciphering the Impact of Homologous Recombination on Tumorigenesis. Cancers, 2021, 13, ⟨10.3390/cancers13092083⟩. ⟨hal-03432889⟩
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