The human gene Ptpn11, which encodes the tyrosine phosphatase Shp2, may act as a proto-oncogene because dominantly activating mutations have been detected in several types of leukemia. Herein we report a tumor-suppressor function of Shp2. Hepatocyte-specific deletion of Shp2 promotes inflammatory signaling through the Stat3 pathway and hepatic inflammation/necrosis, resulting in regenerative hyperplasia and development of tumors in aged mice. Furthermore, Shp2 ablation dramatically enhanced diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, which was abolished by concurrent deletion of Shp2 and Stat3 in hepatocytes. Decreased Shp2 expression was detected in a subfraction of human HCC specimens. Thus, in contrast to the leukemogenic effect of dominant-active mutants, Ptpn11/Shp2 has a tumor-suppressor function in liver. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.
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Bard-Chapeau, E. A., Li, S., Ding, J., Zhang, S. S., Zhu, H. H., Princen, F., … Feng, G. S. (2011). Ptpn11/Shp2 Acts as a Tumor Suppressor in Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis. Cancer Cell, 19(5), 629–639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2011.03.023
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