Abstract
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear hormone receptors that have been implicated in a variety of biologic processes. The PPARδ isotype was recently proposed as a downstream target of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC)/β-catenin pathway in colorectal carcinogenesis. To evaluate its role in tumorigenesis, a PPARδ null cell line was created by targeted homologous recombination. When inoculated as xenografts in nude mice, PPARδ -/- cells exhibited a decreased ability to form tumors compared with PPARδ +/- and wild-type controls. These data suggest that suppression of PPARδ expression contributes to the growth-inhibitory effects of the APC tumor suppressor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2598-2603 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 27 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General