Define the oncogenic role of Plk1 during hepatocellular carcinoma development using a genetically modified mouse model

肝细胞癌是人类最常见的恶性肿瘤之一 是全球癌症相关死亡的主要原因，发病率稳步上升， . HCC的一个主要标志是其临床表现的高度异质性， 潜在的肿瘤生物学。因此，迫切需要了解分子 疾病的发病机制，并探索新的目标和战略的管理， HCC。哺乳动物polo样激酶1（Plk 1）是一种关键的有丝分裂调节因子， 包括肝癌在内的各种类型癌症的发生和发展， 随后被强调为抗癌治疗的有希望的靶点。我们生成了Plk 1 Plk 1表达全面升高的转基因小鼠， 肿瘤发病率，与野生型同窝仔相比，HCC是第二大 观察到主要肿瘤。此外，我们对公开的临床研究的荟萃分析 数据集表明Plk 1在HCC中频繁上调，并且与HCC的发生和发展显著相关。 患者生存率更低。强有力的临床证据和显著的异常存在于 Plk 1转基因小鼠的肝脏强烈提示Plk 1在HCC发病机制中的作用 发展，从而促使我们研究Plk 1水平升高是否会驱动肝脏 致癌作用在这项研究中，我们建议确定Plk 1在HCC中的致癌作用， 使用转基因小鼠模型进行开发。中心假设是Plk 1 在HCC中作为一个突出的原癌基因发挥作用。我们提出以下具体目标：1） 产生肝脏特异性Plk 1转基因小鼠;和2）确定肝脏中的肝癌发生- Plk 1转基因小鼠。这项研究将使我们能够建立第一个肝脏特异性Plk 1 转基因小鼠模型，我们将使用它来明确剖析致癌功能 Plk 1在肝癌发生中的作用，并确定Plk 1是否是这一恒定的驱动基因。 致命的疾病从这项研究中获得的知识不仅会提高我们对 肝癌的发病机制也为肝癌的治疗提供了重要的见解，我们的研究表明， 肝脏特异性Plk 1转基因模型将作为理想的临床前模型来测试机制- 在晚期和转移性HCC中靶向PLK 1的治疗方法。此外，委员会认为， 该动物模型为探索某些细胞因子之间的相互作用提供了重要的研究工具。 在HCC患者中观察到的遗传改变。Plk 1的功能可能超越 我们的肝脏特异性Plk 1转基因小鼠模型也将揭示其 在其他肝脏疾病中的作用。 死亡率

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents one of the most common malignancies in humans and the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with a steadily increasing incidence and . A major hallmark of HCC is its high heterogeneity in clinical presentation and underlying tumor biology. Therefore, there is an urgent need to understand the molecular pathogenesis of the disease, and to explore novel targets and strategies for the management of HCC. Mammalian polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is a key mitotic regulator that has been implicated in the initiation and progression of various types of cancer, including liver cancers, and has subsequently been highlighted as a promising target for anticancer therapy. We generated Plk1 transgenic mice with globally elevated expression of Plk1, which showed marked increases in tumor incidence, when compared to wild-type littermates, with HCC being the second most predominant neoplasm observed. Furthermore, our meta-analysis of the publicly available clinical datasets demonstrates that Plk1 is frequently upregulated in HCC and is significantly correlated with poorer patient survival. The strong clinical evidence and the striking abnormality present in the livers of Plk1 transgenic mice strongly suggests a role of Plk1 in the pathogenesis of HCC development, and thereby prompted us to investigate whether elevated levels of Plk1 drives liver carcinogenesis. In this study, we propose to define the oncogenic role of Plk1 during HCC development using a genetically modified mouse model. The central hypothesis is that Plk1 functions as a prominent proto-oncogene in HCC. We propose the following specific aims: 1) Generate liver-specific Plk1 transgenic mice; and 2) Determine hepatocarcinogenesis in liver- specific Plk1 transgenic mice. This study will allow us to establish the first liver-specific Plk1 transgenic murine model, with which we will use to unambiguously dissect the oncogenic function of Plk1 during hepatocarcinognesis and determine whether Plk1 is a driver gene of this invariably fatal disease. The knowledge gained from this study will not only enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis of HCC also provide important insights into the management of HCC, and our liver-specific Plk1 transgenic model will serve as the ideal pre-clinical model to test mechanism- based therapeutic approaches that target PLK1 in advanced and metastatic HCC. Furthermore, this animal model provides an important research tool for exploring interactions of some of the genetic alterations observed in HCC patients. Plk1’s function may go beyond hepatocarcinogenesis; our liver-specific Plk1 transgenic mouse model will also shed light on its possible role in other liver diseases. mortality rate