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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
To analyze the expression of the interleukin (IL)2 gene at the single cell level, we have constructed a chimeric gene in which the regulatory sequences from the mouse IL2 gene were fused 5' proximal to the coding region of the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase (lacZ) gene. Once stably introduced into a T cell hybridoma, the IL 2-lacZ reporter gene was shown to display a pattern of induction similar to the one observed for the resident IL 2 gene. Two points emerged from monitoring IL 2 expression for the resident IL2 gene. Two points emerged from monitoring IL 2 expression at the single cell level. First, upon activation the expression of the IL2-lacZ gene appears asynchronous. Second, at the peak of induction the percentage of beta-galactosidase+ cells never reached 100% and the level of beta-galactosidase reached among positive cells was highly heterogeneous within a cloned population of T cells. In combination with the possibility to sort viable lymphocytes according to lacZ expression, the IL2-lacZ reporter gene described herein should provide a way to isolate somatic cell mutants deficient in signal transduction by the T cell antigen receptor complex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0014-2980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1619-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Visualizing interleukin 2 gene expression at the single cell level.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre d'Immunologie INSERM-CNRS de Marseille-Luminy, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't