Table 1 The various mouse models of liver cancer.

From: Oncogenic driver genes and tumor microenvironment determine the type of liver cancer

Genes

Tumor type

Mouse strains

Latency

Reference

Genetically engineered mouse models for liver cancer

AAT

HCC

Transgenic mice using human alpha 1-antitrypsin M and Z genomic clones

52–90 weeks

Geller et al.60

NEMO−/−

HCC

NEMOΔhepa mice

52 weeks

Beraza et al.61

PTEN−/−

HCC

PTEN-deficient mice

42–44 weeks

Watanabe et al.62

PTEN−/− + GRP94−/−

cHCC-ICC

PTEN and GRP94 two liver-specific knockout mouse

25 weeks

Chen et al.63

HCV core

HCC

Transgenic for the HCV core gene

80–105 weeks

Moriya et al.64

TAK1−/−

HCC

Tak1Δhepa mice

39 weeks

Inokuchi et al.65

HBx

HCC

Transgenic mice expressed HBV-encoded gene products

52–104 weeks

Chisari et al.66

KRASG12D + HBx

HCC

Kras(G12D) and HBx double transgenic mice

34 weeks

Ye et al.67

c-myc

HB

c-myc single transgenic mice

65–90 weeks

Thorgeirsson et al.68

c-myc + EGF

HCC

Autocrine growth factor IgEGF and c-myc single transgenic mice

12–18 weeks

Tönjes et al.69

c-myc + E2F1

HCC

c-Myc/E2F1 transgenic mouse

26–39 weeks

Calvisi et al.70

P53−/− + c-myc

HCC

c-Myc/p53KO mice

21 weeks

Klocke et al.71

P53−/−

HCC

P53Δhepa mice

60 weeks

Katz et al.72

EGF

HCC

Autocrine growth factor IgEGF transgenic mice

24–36 weeks

Tönjes et al.69

SV40 T-antigen

HCC

Mice expressing SV 40 early sequences

20 weeks

Lou et al.73

E2F-1

HCC

E2f1 transgenic mice

52 weeks

Lee et al.74

APC−/−

HCC

APCΔhepa mice

38 weeks

Colnot et al.75

TGF- a

HCC

TGF-alpha transgenic mice

>52 weeks

Lee et al.76

β-catenin(Dex3) + HRASG12V

HCC

Mouse strain containing a mutant beta-catenin allele of which exon 3 was sandwiched by loxP sequences [Catnb(lox(ex3))]

8 weeks

Harada et al.77

Application of the hydrodynamic transfection methodology to induce liver cancer

myr-AKT

HCC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

6 months

Calvisi et al.78

myr-AKT and DN90-b-catenin

HCC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

1 months

Calvisi DF et al.79

myr-AKT and NRasV12

cHCC-ICC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

1 months

Ho et al.54

myr-AKT and NICD

ICC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

3 weeks

Fan et al.6

c-Met and DN90-b-catenin

HCC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

3 months

Tward et al.80

NRasV12 and DN90-b-catenin

HCC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

3 months

Lee et al.81

NEMO (IKKγ) KO + c-Myc

cHCC-ICC

C57BL/6J, FVB/N

45 days

He et al.49

Myc and human NRASG12V

HCC

p19Arf−/−

4 weeks

Seehawer et al.33

mouse Myc and Akt1

HCC

p19Arf−/−

4 weeks

Seehawer et al.33

FAK and DN90-b-catenin

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

24 weeks

Shang et al.82

myr-AKT and c-Myc

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

8 weeks

Yamamoto et al.4

myr-AKT/c-Myc/YAP

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

3 weeks

Yamamoto et al.4

myr-AKT and YAP

ICC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

6 weeks

Yamamoto et al.4

c-Myc and YAP

HB

57BL/6J, FVB/N

16 weeks

Yamamoto et al.4

NICD1

ICC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

5 months

Fan et al.6

HRasV12 and shP53

Undifferentiated liver tumors

57BL/6J, FVB/N

1 week

Ju et al.83

NRasV12

cHCC-ICC

Ink4A/Arf−/−

7 weeks

Carlson et al.55

myr-AKT and Spry2Y55F

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

4 months

Wang et al.84

c-Myc and shp53

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

7 months

Ju et al.85

AKT/Fbxw7ΔF

ICC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

10 weeks

Wang et al.23

Nras-FAH and shP53

HCC

Fah−/−

10 weeks

Wangensteen et al.86

Bmi1 and NRasV12

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

6 months

Xu et al.87

Application of the chemical carcinogens to induce liver cancer

Diethylnitrosamine (DEN)

HCC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

14 months

Ngo et al.57

Aristolochic acid

HCC, cHCC-ICC

57BL/6J, FVB/N

In a dose-dependent manner

Lu et al.58