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Targeted disruption of the catalytic subunit of the DNA-PK gene in mice confers severe combined immunodeficiency and radiosensitivity
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posted on 2023-05-17, 02:59 authored by Taccioli, GE, Amatucci, AG, Beamish, HJ, David GellDavid Gell, Xiang, XH, Torres Arzayus, MI, Priestley, A, Jackson, SP, Marshak Rothstein, A, Jeggo, PA, Herrera, VLThe DNA-dependent protein kinase is a mammalian protein complex composed of Ku70, Ku80, and DNA-PKcs subunits that has been implicated in DNA double- strand break repair and V(D)J recombination. Here, by gene targeting, we have constructed a mouse with a disruption in the kinase domain of DNA-PKcs, generating an animal model completely devoid of DNA-PK activity. Our results demonstrate that DNA-PK activity is required for coding but not for signal join formation in mice. Although our DNA-PKcs defective mice closely resemble Scid mice, they differ by having elevated numbers of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes. This suggests that the Scid mice may not represent a null phenotype and may retain some residual DNA-PKcs function.
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Publication title
ImmunityVolume
9Pagination
355-366ISSN
1074-7613Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Cell PressPlace of publication
1100 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, USA, Ma, 02138Repository Status
- Restricted