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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The present study characterized a mutation in the Eck receptor tyrosine kinase gene induced by the U3betageo gene trap retrovirus. The mutation (eck(i)) was identified during an in vitro screen for proviruses that disrupt developmentally regulated genes in cultured ES cells. The germ-line eck(i) fusion gene was expressed in blastocyst and later restricted to the primitive streak, node and to regions of the hindbrain in 6.5-10.5 day embryos. This is identical to the pattern of Eck gene expression as determined by either in situ hybridization or immunostaining, suggesting that expression of the Eck promoter was not affected by provirus integration. The provirus inserted approximately 8 kb upstream of the 5' end of the published cDNA sequence, and 1.8 kb downstream of an alternatively spliced 5' exon. The eck(i) allele is essentially a null mutation since mutant mice are severely deficient for Eck protein as determined by Western blot analysis and in vitro kinase assays. Nevertheless, mice homozygous for the mutation did not exhibit any discernable phenotype. These results suggest that other members of the Eph family of receptor tyrosine kinases can functionally compensate for loss of Eck.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
979-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Blastocyst, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Mutagenesis, Insertional, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Proviruses, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Receptor, EphA2, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Restriction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:8649815-Rhombencephalon
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Germ-line inactivation of the murine Eck receptor tyrosine kinase by gene trap retroviral insertion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't