Poirier Audrey, Tribouillard Laura, Kordahi Manal, Gélinas Yves, Roy Joanny, Beaulieu Marie-Josée, Orain Michèle, Blanchet Marie-Renée, Joubert Philippe, Laplante Mathieu
Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 5;15(1):19792. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-03110-8.
Zinc-finger protein 768 (ZNF768) is an emerging transcription factor regulating cell proliferation and senescence. Although the role of ZNF768 in regulating cell fate decision has been demonstrated in vitro, its importance in controlling physiological and pathophysiological processes in vivo is still unclear. Here, we report the generation of a transgenic mouse model allowing the conditional overexpression of ZNF768. This was achieved by inserting an inverted Znf768 coding sequence surrounded by heterologous Cre recognition sites in the Gt(ROSA)26Sor mouse locus (FLExZnf768). To study the impact linked to systemic overexpression of ZNF768, mice carrying the FLExZnf768 allele were crossed with CMV-Cre mice to produce a whole-body ZNF768 transgenic mouse (WB-ZNF768-Tg). As expected, WB-ZNF768-Tg mice showed higher ZNF768 levels in various tissues. These mice were born at the expected Mendelian ratio and did not display apparent phenotypes. Because ZNF768 levels are often overexpressed in cancer, we assessed tumor development in WB-ZNF768-Tg mice. However, ZNF768 overexpression was not sufficient to promote 3-methylcholantrene-induced fibrosarcoma and KRAS-induced lung adenocarcinoma in mice. Overall, we report the generation of a conditional mouse for ZNF768 overexpression and reveal that forcing ZNF768 expression is not sufficient to alter tumour development in mice.
锌指蛋白768(ZNF768)是一种新兴的调节细胞增殖和衰老的转录因子。尽管ZNF768在调节细胞命运决定中的作用已在体外得到证实,但其在体内控制生理和病理生理过程中的重要性仍不清楚。在此,我们报告了一种允许条件性过表达ZNF768的转基因小鼠模型的构建。这是通过在Gt(ROSA)26Sor小鼠基因座(FLExZnf768)中插入一个被异源Cre识别位点包围的反向Znf768编码序列来实现的。为了研究与ZNF768全身过表达相关的影响,将携带FLExZnf768等位基因的小鼠与CMV-Cre小鼠杂交,以产生全身ZNF768转基因小鼠(WB-ZNF768-Tg)。正如预期的那样,WB-ZNF768-Tg小鼠在各种组织中显示出较高的ZNF768水平。这些小鼠以预期的孟德尔比率出生,并且没有表现出明显的表型。由于ZNF768水平在癌症中经常过表达,我们评估了WB-ZNF768-Tg小鼠的肿瘤发展情况。然而,ZNF768的过表达不足以促进小鼠中3-甲基胆蒽诱导的纤维肉瘤和KRAS诱导的肺腺癌。总体而言,我们报告了一种用于ZNF768过表达的条件性小鼠的构建,并揭示了强迫ZNF768表达不足以改变小鼠的肿瘤发展。