Overexpression of Hepatoma-Derived Growth Factor in Melanocytes Does Not Lead to Oncogenic Transformation

October 2011 in “ BMC Cancer ”

Angela Sedlmaier, Nicolas Wernert, Rainer Gallitzendörfer, Mekky M. Abouzied, Volkmar Gieselmann, Sebastian Franken

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TLDR Overexpression of HDGF in melanocytes does not cause cancer.

The study concluded that overexpression of hepatoma-derived growth factor (HDGF) in melanocytes did not lead to oncogenic transformation. Despite generating transgenic mice overexpressing HDGF and subjecting them to tumor-promoting conditions, no melanomas or melanocytic lesions were observed. The findings indicated that HDGF overexpression alone was insufficient to induce cancerous changes in melanocytes, although HDGF might play a role in cell differentiation and tumor progression after secondary upregulation.

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