Haploinsufficiency identifies STAT5 as a modifier of IL-7-induced lymphomas
Haploinsufficiency identifies STAT5 as a modifier of IL-7-induced lymphomas
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.onc.1208726
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发表时间:
2005-08-01
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8
通讯作者:
Goldsmith, MA
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作者:
Abraham, N;Ma, MC;Goldsmith, MA
The requirement for receptor components and the signalling effector, signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 5A/5B, was assessed genetically in a lymphoma development model induced by interleukin-7 (IL-7). This growth factor for T- and B-cell progenitors and mature lymphocytes activates survival and proliferative pathways including Bcl-2, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase and STAT5. Overexpression of IL-7 in vivo causes early mortality from lymphoma development. Mice overexpressing IL-7 that were heterozygous for the IL-7R alpha subunit showed improved survival compared to wild-type mice. In addition, STAT5A/5B(+/-) compound heterozygous mice with one targeted allele each of STAT5A and STAT5B showed striking amelioration of IL-7-induced mortality and disease development. STAT5A/5B(+/-) compound heterozygous mice were otherwise normal in stem cell and lymphocyte development and cellularity. Lower STAT5 protein levels accompanied the reduction in STAT5A/5B copy number, which suggests that STAT5 haploinsufficiency is a modifier of IL-7 signal strength.