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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
The 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.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1074-7613
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
355-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Catalysis, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-DNA-Activated Protein Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Genes, T-Cell Receptor, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Immunoglobulins, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Radiation Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Recombination, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, pubmed-meshheading:9768755-T-Lymphocytes
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeted disruption of the catalytic subunit of the DNA-PK gene in mice confers severe combined immunodeficiency and radiosensitivity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA. taccioli@bu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't