The waved with open eyelids (woe) Locus Is a Hypomorphic Mouse Mutation in Adam17
| Autor: | Duska J. Sidjanin, C. J. Zeiss, S. M. Le Gall, Yasunori Okada, Tokuhiro Kimura, Mark T. McNally, R. Liegel, R. D. Dubielzig, B. Chang, E. L. Hassemer, Keisuke Horiuchi, Carl P. Blobel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Positional cloning
Molecular Sequence Data Exonic splicing enhancer Locus (genetics) Biology Investigations ADAM17 Protein Eye Exon Mice Genetics Animals Amino Acid Sequence Allele Cloning Molecular Gene Alleles Base Sequence Myocardium Alternative splicing Fibroblasts Embryo Mammalian Molecular biology ADAM Proteins Alternative Splicing Phenotype Genetic Loci RNA splicing Mutation |
| Popis: | The waved with open eyes (woe) locus is a spontaneous recessive mouse mutation that exhibits wavy fur, eyelids open at birth, and enlarged heart and esophagus. In this study, we confirmed the previously identified woe phenotypes and additionally identified anterior eye segment defects, absence of the meibomian glands, and defects in the semilunar cardiac valves. Positional cloning identified a C794T substitution in the Adam17 gene that ablates a putative exonic splicing enhancer (ESE) sequence in exon 7 resulting in aberrant Adam17 splicing. The predominant woe transcript, Adam17Δexon7, lacks exon 7 resulting in an in-frame deletion of 90 bp and a putative Adam17Δ252-281 protein lacking residues 252–281 from the metalloprotease domain. Western blot analysis in woe identified only the precursor form of Adam17Δ252-281 protein. Absence of cleavage of the prodomain renders Adam17Δ252-281 functionally inactive; however, constitutive and stimulated shedding of Adam17 substrates was detected in woe at significantly reduced levels. This residual Adam17 shedding activity in woe most likely originates from full-length Adam17T265M encoded by the Adam17C794T transcript identified expressed at severely reduced levels. These results show that even small amounts of functional Adam17 allow woe mice to survive into adulthood. In contrast to Adam17−/− mice that die at birth, the viability of woe mice provides an excellent opportunity for studying the role of Adam17 throughout postnatal development and homeostasis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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