• Here we show that Cul3 is essential to regulate neuronal migration and, therefore, constitutive Cul3 heterozygous mutant mice display cortical lamination abnormalities. (nature.com)
  • PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable, fertile and developmentally normal, and exhibit a normal lifespan and no predisposition to spontaneous or chemically-induced tumors. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • Aging phenotype(s) in kidneys of diabetic mice are p66ShcA dependent. (hofstra.edu)
  • Continuous EEG monitoring after status epilepticus revealed an accelerated and exacerbated epilepsy phenotype whereby spontaneous seizures began sooner, occurred more frequently and were of longer duration in miR-22-deficient mice. (researchsquare.com)
  • The P2X7 receptor was identified as a miR-22 target and co-injection of a P2X7 receptor antagonist mitigated the epilepsy phenotype in mice given the ASO inhibitor of miR-22 [ 16 ]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Previously, two independent gene knockout studies have been reported, with some discrepancies in the observed embryonic phenotypes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, the mice were grossly normal when dab2 deletion was restricted to the embryo proper and the gene was retained in extraembryonic tissues using Meox2-Cre and Sox2-Cre. (biomedcentral.com)
  • FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • We are analyzing the normal developmental function of early transcription factors that regulate digit patterning (Gli3, 5'Hoxd), with the long-term aim of linking regulatory cascades and patterned gene expression to the morphogenesis of specific structures. (nih.gov)
  • Thus, understanding how normal transcription programs are regulated during development may also help to decipher abnormal gene expression patterns in tumors and devise new strategies to intercept cellular targets driving tumor cell behavior. (nih.gov)
  • Using the limb as a model for vertebrate organogenesis, we deleted Shh at different developmental times in genetically engineered mice with a conditional, floxed-Shh gene and inducible Cre to determine the temporal requirements for Shh during limb development. (nih.gov)
  • In the Kcne2 potassium channel ancillary subunit knockout model, disruption of this gene induces achlorhydria and is related to reduced parietal cell protein secretion and abnormal parietal cell morphology. (medscape.com)
  • 2. Kv channels in the regulation of sleep (EEG recording in gene knockout mice). (doshisha.ac.jp)
  • (1) in a standardized model of CHI in TNF/lymphotoxin-α gene-deficient mice and wild-type (WT) littermates, and (2) by intracerebro-ventricular injection of mouse recombinant TNF in WT C57BL/6 mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although CASK knockout mice were previously reported to exhibit perinatal lethality and a 3-fold increased apoptotic rate in the brain, CASK deletion was not found to affect neuronal physiology and their electrical properties. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, engagement of this intracellular signaling route was functionally active in the mouse dorsal striatum in vivo , as proven by the disruption of neuronal integrity and behavioral tasks. (jneurosci.org)
  • To investigate the role of N-cadherin in vascular development, N-cadherin was specifically deleted from endothelial cells in mice. (rupress.org)
  • Histologic assessment of patients with systemic sclerosis-associated PAH and the hypoxia/SU5416 mouse model identified the presence von Willebrand factor/α-smooth muscle actin-positive endothelial cells in up to 5% of pulmonary vessels. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Constitutive endothelial nitric oxide synthase and inducible nitric oxide synthase are expressed in liver cells. (ectrx.org)
  • According to Elin Forsberg, a doctoral student working in the lab of Dr. Jonas Nilsson at the University of Gothenburg, IL-2 transgenic humanized NOG mice can be used to study the effect of CAR-T therapy on human tumors. (taconic.com)
  • One notable observation was that in the immune-humanized mouse model, mice receiving T cells would develop a lymphoproliferative disease after the tumors disappeared because the IL-2 signaling was constitutive, driving T cell proliferation. (taconic.com)
  • It is possible that poor effects or lack of durability of CAR-T cell therapies for solid tumors in other mouse models can be explained by the lack of human IL-2. (taconic.com)
  • [ 2 ] Targeted disruption of TP53 in the mouse leads to the development of various tumors (see image below). (medscape.com)
  • Tumors that developed in mice deficient in INK4A were enhanced by the topical application of carcinogens and ultraviolet light. (medscape.com)
  • The results demonstrate an inverse correlation of intrathecal TNF and IL-18 levels in head-injured patients and a TNF-dependent inhibition of IL-18 after intracerebral injection in mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Direct evidence linking the INK4A locus to tumorigenesis was provided by the targeted disruption of exon 2 of INK4A in mice. (medscape.com)
  • 10)genetic background of mouse strains, rather than constitutive MT levels, is a more important determinant for Cd-induced acute testicular injury. (go.jp)
  • Limb development is a particularly attractive model for unraveling the function and interaction of such regulatory components, because it is very accessible to study and is extremely well conserved between genetic (mouse) and embryologic (chick) model organisms and humans. (nih.gov)
  • Here, we used mice with a genetic deletion of miR-22 to extend these insights. (researchsquare.com)
  • Constitutive activation of the Ras pathway triggers an irreversible proliferation arrest reminiscent of replicative senescence. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • Human renin is secreted by at least 2 cellular pathways: a constitutive pathway for the secretion of the precursor prorenin and a regulated pathway for the secretion of mature renin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here, we describe the first transgenic mouse model for activation of K-RAS in the lung in a RASSF1A-defective background. (cancerindex.org)
  • Here, we found that poly-PR overexpression triggers severe DNA damage in cultured cells, primary cortical neurons, and the motor cortex of a poly-PR transgenic mouse model. (qxmd.com)
  • Mouse genetics have spotlighted many mutations affecting this process, and a wealth of embryologic information from experimental manipulations in chick has uncovered a network of inductive tissue interactions, providing a rich conceptual framework for molecular analysis. (nih.gov)
  • The observed phenotypes suggest that a constitutive deficiency of MAOA reduces the rewarding effects of nicotine without altering behavioral responses to novel stimuli in mice. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Internalization from the cell membrane and endosomal trafficking of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) are important regulators of signaling in normal cells that can frequently be disrupted in cancer. (stanford.edu)
  • Here, we show that loss of TMEM127 causes wildtype RET protein accumulation on the cell surface, where increased receptor density facilitates constitutive ligand-independent activity and downstream signaling, driving cell proliferation. (stanford.edu)
  • The goal of my research is to understand the molecular basis of the constitutive and regulated mechanisms that dynamically change the localization and function of Kv channels, and how these impact the regulation of membrane excitability in brain neurons and thereby determine animal behaviors in health and disease. (doshisha.ac.jp)
  • Loss of TMEM127 altered normal cell membrane organization and recruitment and stabilization of membrane protein complexes, impaired assembly, and maturation of clathrin coated pits, and reduced internalization and degradation of cell surface RET. (stanford.edu)
  • CASK knockdown in human cell lines cause reduced cellular respiration and CASK (+/-) mice display abnormalities in muscle and brain oxidative metabolism, suggesting a novel function of CASK in metabolism. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This schematic view of the morpho-functional unit of the lung (alveolus) depicts the main differences in cellular composition in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) compared with normal physiological cellular components. (ersjournals.com)
  • We demonstrate that the neuron-specific deletion of CASK in mice does not cause perinatal lethality but induces severe recurrent epileptic seizures and growth retardation before the onset of adulthood. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here we identify two stage-specific enhancers: the proximal enhancer mediates the constitutive CCL5 expression during the steady state, while the distal enhancer located 1.35 Mb from the promoter induces CCL5 expression in activated cells. (nature.com)
  • We previously published an immune-humanized mouse model in which we transplanted tumor cells and autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) from patients in a clinical trial of adoptive T cell transfer (ACT) in Herlev, Denmark - and demonstrated that responses in IL-2 transgenic NOG mice correlated to the responses of the patients in the trial 2 . (taconic.com)
  • miR-22-3p (hereafter miR-22), a conserved miRNA that is expressed throughout the body, including the brain [ 14 , 15 ], was previously identified among upregulated miRNAs within the mouse hippocampus contralateral to the epileptogenic zone in the intraamygdala kainic acid model of status epilepticus [ 16 ]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Deletion of the proximal enhancer decreases CCL5 expression and augments the cytotoxic activity of tissue-resident T and NK cells, which coincides with reduced melanoma metastasis in mouse models. (nature.com)
  • Recent studies using neutralizing anti-CCL5 antibodies have suggested that the constitutive expression of CCL5 plays a regulatory role in maintaining tissue-resident memory (Trm) T cells in the human vaginal tract 9 and mouse skin 10 , suggesting that constitutive CCL5 expression in noninflamed conditions, hereafter referred to as homeostatic CCL5 expression, might be important for homeostasis of tissue-resident lymphocytes. (nature.com)
  • Developmental processes such as axis formation and organogenesis employ regulatory components and interactions that are often also used in normal tissue renewal/homeostasis in the adult organism, as well as contributing to the pathogenesis of disease when aberrantly reactivated. (nih.gov)
  • The constitutive dab2 deleted embryos showed a spectrum in the degree of endoderm disorganization in E5.5 and no mutant embryos persisted at E9.5. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Additionally, TMEM127-mutant pheochromocytomas, human cells, and mouse knockout models of TMEM127 accumulate RET and increase its signaling. (stanford.edu)
  • At the molecular level, Cul3 regulates cytoskeletal and adhesion protein abundance in mouse embryos. (nature.com)
  • Of late, much attention has been given to sonic hedgehog (Shh), a morphogen protein that has been studied in the mouse stomach. (medscape.com)
  • At the moment, we particularly focus on studying the roles of tau protein in normal and in Alzheimer's disease. (doshisha.ac.jp)
  • Control CSF was collected from patients undergoing diagnostic spinal tap ( n = 10) and revealed no inflammatory CNS disease, based on normal CSF protein and glucose levels and normal white cell counts. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In order to recognize the molecular and protein changes of DKD kidney, this study applied Tandem liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Next-Generation Sequencing, along with Tandem Mass Tags (TMT) labeling techniques to evaluate the mRNA, protein and modified phosphorylation sites between DKD mice and model ones. (qxmd.com)
  • Shank knockout mice, which present with features of autism spectrum disorders, may help delineate the role of shank in enteric nitrergic neuromuscular transmission. (frontiersin.org)
  • These studies recommended that constitutive NF B ac tivation and inflammatory responses induced by onco usually genic Kras are certainly one of the earliest occasions in Computer growth. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • Given the functional and pathological significance of MUC1, MUC4 and MUC5AC in Computer progression and their regulation by inflammatory setting inside the human disorder, we analyzed the irritation in the pancreas of KrasG12DPdx1 Cre mice. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • Greater inflamma tion inside the pancreas of KrasG12DPdx1 Cre spontaneous PDAC mice correlated with a rise in inflammatory cytokineschemokines this kind of as INF, CXCL1, CXCL2 and lymphocyte and macrophage infiltration. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • RNA sequencing analysis of the hippocampus during the period of epileptogenesis revealed a specific suppression of inflammatory signalling in the hippocampus of miR-22-deficient mice. (researchsquare.com)
  • It is an important observation that human IL-2 seems to be necessary for beneficial effects of human CAR-T cells in mice. (taconic.com)
  • The expression with the gel forming secretory mucin MUC5AC in human Computer increases progressively together with the boost in grade of PanIN lesions and PDAC, whereas it can be undetected in normal pancreas. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • During the present examine, Muc5AC expression during the pancreas of KrasG12DPdx1 Cre spontaneous PDAC mice greater progressively from 10 to 50 weeks of age as compared to unfloxed LSLKrasG12D mice, corroborating research from the human disorder. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • These benefits correlate with a rise within the expression of Muc1, Muc4 and Muc5AC within the pancreas of KrasG12D Pdx1 Cre spontaneous PDAC mouse model, suggesting a achievable link in between inflammation and mucin expres sion, which more recapitulates the research performed while in the human disease. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • Conclusions Our studies are the to start with to set up that KrasG12DPdx1 Cre mouse model recapitulates the alterations in mucin expression observed throughout the progression of human Computer. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • The normal concentration of renin in adult human plasma is 1.98-24.6 ng/L in the upright position. (wikipedia.org)
  • We examined the impact of constitutive monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) deficiency in mice on nicotine reward and responses to novel stimuli. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Interestingly, responses were only achieved in IL-2 transgenic NOG mice and not in regular NOG mice. (taconic.com)
  • In agreement with these studies, current studies reported the observation of proinflammatory responses during the KrasG12DPdxCre spontaneous PDAC mouse model, which recommended that continual irritation is certainly a precursor and potentially a crucial factor in promoting Computer. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • Constitutive MAOA activity levels are likely to contribute to the vulnerability or resiliency to nicotine addiction by altering the rewarding effects of nicotine. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Although these mice can produce constitutive levels of eosinophils, they do not react to an allergic challenge with blood or lung eosinophilia or hyperreactivity, compared to normal controls. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Adult Dab2-deficient mice had a small but statistically significant increase in serum cholesterol levels. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The present study was designed to assess a potential regulation of intracranial IL-18 levels by TNF based on a clinical study in head-injured patients and an experimental model in mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We sought to determine the interrelationship between intracranial TNF and IL-18 levels in a clinical study on patients with severe CHI and in an experimental model in mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While their initial research studied melanoma, Forsberg is interested to study other cancers and combination therapies in this mouse model 1 . (taconic.com)
  • We wanted to find a way to convert a non-responder of ACT to a responder somehow and decided to test CAR-T cells in the mouse model. (taconic.com)
  • Moreover, we were also interested to study the use of CAR-T therapies in uveal melanoma in the immune-humanized mouse model, an uncommon type of melanoma arising in the eye. (taconic.com)
  • We purchased commercially available HER2 CAR-T cells from ProMab and tested them in our immune-humanized mouse model. (taconic.com)
  • We are interested to study other types of cancer in the immune-humanized mouse model to see if it is possible to model diseases other than melanoma. (taconic.com)
  • In a gastrin knockout model, achlorhydria is present because of the inactivation of enterochromaffinlike (ECL) cells and parietal cells. (medscape.com)
  • Using established methods, we isolated a highly purified population of stem cell antigen-1 positive mesenchymal stem cells (Sca-1+ MSCs) from kidneys of Wild Type (WT) and p66 Knock Out (KO) mice. (hofstra.edu)
  • Cells were plated in culture media containing normal glucose (NG) or high glucose (HG). (hofstra.edu)
  • The HER2 knockout cells were not sensitive to CAR-T therapy and did not provoke degranulation or IFN-gamma production from the CAR-T cells, indicating that the CAR-T cells were specific for the HER2 target. (taconic.com)
  • ICC/IF: HepG2 cells and A549 (SLC2A1 knockout A549 cells used as a negative control) cells. (abcam.com)
  • On the contrary, recent studies using CCL5 knockout mice showed that the total absence of host CCL5 exhibits increased antitumor immunity in breast cancer models, proposing a unique procancer role of host CCL5 20 , 21 . (nature.com)
  • To test the in-vivo consequences of constitutive p66 expression in diabetic kidneys, we crossed Akita diabetic mouse with the p66KO mouse. (hofstra.edu)
  • In addition to Cd detoxication, MT-transgenic and MT-null mice are also good models to determine other functions of MT. MT plays important roles in maintaining Zn homeostasis and protection against Zn toxicity. (go.jp)
  • Other mouse models have shown that a hypochloric stomach environment leads to enteric bacterial overgrowth, which may play a role in gastric atrophy, metaplasia, and cancer. (medscape.com)
  • However, continued activity is required to produce the correct number of 5 digits, and if signaling is prematurely interrupted, fewer, but morphologically normal digits are formed due to reduced cell survival and proliferation. (nih.gov)
  • The current review gives the basis to investigate the practical part of unique mucins in Computer initiation and progression by generating corresponding transgenic and knockout animals and crossing them with spontaneous versions of Computer. (micrornainhibitors.com)
  • we demonstrate that deleting CASK specifically from mouse cerebellar neurons does not alter the cerebellar architecture or function. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In mouse, constitutive Cul3 haploinsufficiency leads to motor coordination deficits as well as ASD-relevant social and cognitive impairments. (nature.com)
  • SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT We found the roles of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) signaling in stria vascularis development for the first time and that lack of HGF signaling in the inner ear leads to profound hearing loss in the mouse. (jneurosci.org)
  • The hybrids grew much more slowly than their normal counterparts, producing 25 percent fewer offspring. (uncommondescent.com)
  • Mice lacking miR-22 displayed normal behaviour and brain structure and developed similar status epilepticus after intraamygdala kainic acid compared to wildtype animals. (researchsquare.com)
  • However, it is not clear how tau, which is localized to the axon in normal conditions, accumulates in the cell body and dendrites. (doshisha.ac.jp)
  • During mouse embryonic development, a subpopulation of neural crest cell-derived melanocytes migrates and incorporates into a subregion of the cochlear epithelium, forming the intermediate cell layer of the stria vascularis. (jneurosci.org)