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Generation of a genetically engineered porcine melanoma model featuring oncogenic control through conditional Cre recombination
Dongjin Oh, Nayoung Hong, Kiyoung Eun, Joohyeong Lee, Lian Cai, Mirae Kim, Hyerin Choi, Ali Jawad, Jun-Sang Ham, Min Gi Park, Bohye Kim, Sang Chul Lee, Changjong Moon, Hyunggee Kim, Sang‐Hwan Hyun
IF 3.9Scientific Reports
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Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer that originates from melanocytes. Rodent melanoma models have provided valuable insights into melanoma pathology; however, they often lack applicability to humans owing to genetic, anatomical, physiological, and metabolic differences. Herein, we developed a transgenic porcine melanoma model that closely resembles humans via somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Our model features the conditional oncogenes cassettes, TP53<sup>R167H</sup> and human BRAF<sup>V600E</sup>, controlled by melanocyte-specific CreER recombinase. After SCNT, transgenic embryos developed normally, with the capacity to develop porcine embryonic stem cells. Seven transgenic piglets with oncogene cassettes were born through embryo transfer. We demonstrated that Cre recombination-mediated oncogene activation remarkably triggered the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in vitro. Notably, intradermal injection of 4-hydroxytamoxifen activated oncogene cassettes in vivo, resulting in melanocytic lesions resembling hyperpigmented nevi with increased proliferative properties similar to early human melanomas. This melanoma-inducing system, heritably transmitted to offspring, supports large-scale studies. The novel porcine model provides a valuable tool for elucidating melanoma development and metastasis mechanism, advancing translational medicine, and facilitating preclinical evaluation of new anticancer drugs.

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MelanomaTransgeneBiologyOncogeneCre recombinaseCancer researchSomatic cell nuclear transferGenetically modified organismGenetically modified mouseCell biology
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2025