Table 1 Tumour types observed in Zmat3, Puma, p21 compound mutant mice.

From: Combined absence of TRP53 target genes ZMAT3, PUMA and p21 cause a high incidence of cancer in mice

Animal #

Sex

Age (days)

Tumour type(s) observed

Zmat3−/−;Puma−/−

 624

M

340

Early B- (Spl) and T-cell (Thy) lymphoma, infiltration (Liv, Kid, SC)

 471

M

323

B-cell (Spl) and T-cell (Thy) lymphoma, metastasis (Liv, Kid)

 

6 M/F

450–493

No tumours observed

 

13 M/F

450–469

N.D. No tumours observed

Zmat3−/−;p21−/−

 222

M

572

Hepatocellular carcinoma

 276

M

399

Hepatocellular carcinoma

 283

F

470

Sarcoma

 285

F

423

Sarcoma

 297

F

394

Sarcoma

 293

M

400

Subcutaneous tumour resembling amelanotic melanoma

 831

M

400

Lymphoma (Spl), metastasis (Liv, Kid)

 832

M

549

N.D. Enlarged spleen (0.3 g), mottled liver (0.26 g) observed

 

2 M/F

461–517

No tumours observed

 

18 M/F

459–517

N.D. No tumours observed

Zmat3−/−;p21−/−;Puma−/−

 615

M

245

Early B-cell (Spl) and T-cell (Thy, MLN) lymphoma

 616

M

257

Early B-cell (Spl) and T-cell (Thy) lymphoma

 696

F

133

Early B-cell (Spl) and T-cell (Thy) lymphoma

 454

F

430

B-cell lymphoma (Spl), myeloid tumour (SC/BM)

 473

F

345

B-cell lymphoma (Liv)

 507

M

374

B-cell (Spl) and T-cell (MLN) lymphoma, metastasis (L, Spl)

 773

M

218

B-cell (Thy, LN) and T-cell (Spl) lymphoma

 187

F

506

N.D. Splenomegaly (2.9 g) observed

 651

F

453

Follicular hyperplasia (Spl)

 562

F

373

Myelogenous leukaemia

 

10 M/F

450–590

N.D, No tumours observed

WT

 

12 M/F

438–508

No tumours observed

Trp53−/−

   
 

14 M/F

83–424

N.D. 5x thymic lymphoma, 8x lymphoma, 1x solid tumour

  1. Aged mice from Zmat3−/−;p21−/− Puma−/− inter-crosses were euthanised at ethical endpoint (sick, hind leg paralysis, tumour volume, anaemia). Wild-type (WT) and Trp53−/− mice housed in the same facility are included as comparative controls. Tumour types were determined by pathological analysis of H&E-stained organs and tumour sections. Organs involved noted in brackets.
  2. Spl spleen, Thy thymus, Liv liver, Kid kidney, SC spinal cord, BM bone marrow, MLN mesenteric lymph node, L lung, LN lymph node, N.D. histology not done, noted observations made at autopsy.