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N-ras oncogene expression changes the growth characteristics of human melanoma in two independent SCID-hu mouse models
Authors:Burkhard Jansen  Sue A Inoue  Hermine Wadl  Hans-Georg Eichler  Klaus Wolff  Andrea Van Elsas  Peter I Schrier  Hubert Pehamberger
Abstract:Fifteen percent of all human melanomas carry mutations in ras genes, the majority of which are located in codon 61 of the N-ras gene. However, the biological significance of these mutations is as yet unknown. In this study, we investigated the influence of N-ras oncogene products mutated in codon 61 on the growth characteristics of human melanoma in vivo by establishing 2 SCID-hu mouse xenotransplantation models. Tumors grown in SCID mice injected with human melanoma carrying activated N-ras genes were significantly larger (p < 0.004) than tumors grown in animals injected with the appropriate control transfectants. Additionally, tumors with N-ras point mutations clearly showed a more pleomorphic phenotype than the control groups. Our results, obtained in 2 independent SCID-hu xenotransplantation models, suggest that mutated N-ras oncogene expression may be an important factor influencing growth characteristics of human melanoma without altering metastatic potential. These novel in vivo model systems provide a tool for further study of the biology of mutated ras in melanoma and should also prove useful for testing new and improved treatment strategies for human melanoma carrying mutated ras genes. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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