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Pleiotropic defects in ataxia-telangiectasia protein-deficient mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8917548     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have generated a mouse model for ataxia-telangiectasia by using gene targeting to generate mice that do not express the Atm protein. Atm-deficient mice are retarded in growth, do not produce mature sperm, and exhibit severe defects in T cell maturation while going on to develop thymomas. Atm-deficient fibroblasts grow poorly in culture and display a high level of double-stranded chromosome breaks. Atm-deficient thymocytes undergo spontaneous apoptosis in vitro significantly more than controls. Atm-deficient mice then exhibit many of the same symptoms found in ataxia-telangiectasia patients and in cells derived from them. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the Atm protein exists as two discrete molecular species, and that loss of one or of both of these can lead to the development of the disease.
Authors:
A Elson; Y Wang; C J Daugherty; C C Morton; F Zhou; J Campos-Torres; P Leder
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1996 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-30     Completed Date:  1996-12-30     Revised Date:  2013-04-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  13084-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Ataxia Telangiectasia / genetics*
Cell Cycle Proteins
Cells, Cultured
Chimera
Crosses, Genetic
DNA-Binding Proteins
Embryo, Mammalian
Exons
Female
Fibroblasts
Genotype
Heterozygote Detection
Homozygote
Humans
Karyotyping
Leucine Zippers
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Protein Biosynthesis
Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases*
Proteins / genetics*
Seminiferous Tubules / pathology
Spleen / immunology
T-Lymphocytes / immunology
Thymus Gland / immunology
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cell Cycle Proteins; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/Proteins; 0/Tumor Suppressor Proteins; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; EC 2.7.11.1/ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein
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