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PMID: 19874813 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Juxtamembrane signaling via the membrane growth factor KitL is critical for Kit mediated functions. KitL has a conserved cytoplasmic domain and has been shown to possess a monomeric leucine-dependent basolateral targeting signal. To investigate the consequences in vivo of impaired basolateral KitL targeting in polarized epithelial cells, we have mutated this critical leucine to alanine using a knock-in strategy. KitL(L263A/L263A) mutant mice are pigmented normally and steady-state hematopoiesis is unaffected although peritoneal and skin mast cell numbers are significantly increased. KitL localization is affected in the Sertoli cells of the KitL(L263A/L263A) testis and testis size is reduced in these mice due to aberrant spermatogonial proliferation. Furthermore, the effect of the KitL L263A mutation on the testicular phenotype is dosage dependent. The tubules of hemizygous KitL(L263A/Sl) mice completely lack germ cells in contrast to the weaker testicular phenotype of KitL(L263A/L263A) mice. The onset of the testis phenotype coincides with the formation of tight junctions between Sertoli cells during postnatal development. Thus, the altered sorting of KitL is dispensable for hematopoietic and melanogenic lineages, yet is crucial in the testicular environment, where the basal membranes of adjacent polarized Sertoli cells form a niche for the proliferating spermatogonia. |
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Authors:
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Shayu Deshpande; Valter Agosti; Katia Manova; Malcolm A S Moore; Matthew P Hardy; Peter Besmer |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2009-10-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Developmental biology Volume: 337 ISSN: 1095-564X ISO Abbreviation: Dev. Biol. Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-27 Completed Date: 2010-02-25 Revised Date: 2011-09-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372762 Medline TA: Dev Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 199-210 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Developmental Biology, Sloan-Kettering Institute, USA. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
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Amino Acid Sequence Animals Apoptosis Cell Count Cell Polarity* Cell Proliferation Exons / genetics Gene Targeting Hematopoiesis / physiology* Lymphopoiesis Male Mast Cells / cytology Mice Molecular Sequence Data Mutation / genetics Protein Structure, Tertiary Protein Transport Sequence Deletion Spermatogenesis / physiology* Stem Cell Factor / chemistry*, metabolism* Structure-Activity Relationship Testis / metabolism, pathology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 HD 38908/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD038908-19/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HL/DK55748/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 HL051031-08/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL055748-05A1/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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0/Stem Cell Factor |
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