Genetic perturbations direct the development of distinct brain tumor types from postnatal neural stem/progenitor cells

Primary brain tumors are classified and treated based on their histological features, however the factors which specify these tumor types remain largely unknown. We demonstrate that the over-expression of HRAS (V12) and MYC alone or in combination directs the development of glioma, CNS PNET, and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT)-like tumors from postnatal murine p53-deficient neural stem/progenitor cells.

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Hertwig F, Meyer K, Braun S, Ek S, Spang R, Pfenninger CV, Artner I, Prost G, Chen X, Biegel JA, Judkins AR, Englund E, Nuber UA