Neonatal lethality and lymphopenia in mice with a homozygous disruption of the c-abl proto-oncogene

Victor L.J. Tybulewicz, Camila E. Crawford, Peter K. Jackson, Roderick T. Bronson, Richard C. Mulligan

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Abstract

The c-abl proto-oncogene, which encodes a cytoplasmic protein-tyrosine kinase, is expressed throughout murine gestation and ubiquitously in adult mouse tissues. However, its levels are highest in thymus, spleen, and testes. To examine the in vivo role of c-abl, the gene was disrupted in embryonic stem cells, and the resulting genetically modified cells were used to establish a mouse strain carrying the mutation. Most mice homozygous for the c-abl mutation became runted and died 1 to 2 weeks after birth. In addition, many showed thymic and splenic atrophy and a T and B cell lymphopenia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1153-1163
Number of pages11
JournalCell
Volume65
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jun 1991
Externally publishedYes

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