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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7040
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
In mice, the Ter mutation causes primordial germ cell (PGC) loss in all genetic backgrounds. Ter is also a potent modifier of spontaneous testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) susceptibility in the 129 family of inbred strains, and markedly increases TGCT incidence in 129-Ter/Ter males. In 129-Ter/Ter mice, some of the remaining PGCs transform into undifferentiated pluripotent embryonal carcinoma cells, and after birth differentiate into various cells and tissues that compose TGCTs. Here, we report the positional cloning of Ter, revealing a point mutation that introduces a termination codon in the mouse orthologue (Dnd1) of the zebrafish dead end (dnd) gene. PGC deficiency is corrected both with bacterial artificial chromosomes that contain Dnd1 and with a Dnd1-encoding transgene. Dnd1 is expressed in fetal gonads during the critical period when TGCTs originate. DND1 has an RNA recognition motif and is most similar to the apobec complementation factor, a component of the cytidine to uridine RNA-editing complex. These results suggest that Ter may adversely affect essential aspects of RNA biology during PGC development. DND1 is the first protein known to have an RNA recognition motif directly implicated as a heritable cause of spontaneous tumorigenesis. TGCT development in the 129-Ter mouse strain models paediatric TGCT in humans. This work will have important implications for our understanding of the genetic control of TGCT pathogenesis and PGC biology.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
435
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
360-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Chromosomes, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Germ Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Testicular Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15902260-Testis
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The Ter mutation in the dead end gene causes germ cell loss and testicular germ cell tumours.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics and.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.