MICE CARRYING NULL MUTATIONS OF THE GENES ENCODING INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I (IGF-1) AND TYPE-1 IGF RECEPTOR (IGF1R)
MICE CARRYING NULL MUTATIONS OF THE GENES ENCODING INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I (IGF-1) AND TYPE-1 IGF RECEPTOR (IGF1R)
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(93)90679-k
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发表时间:
1993-10-08
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
EFSTRATIADIS, A
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作者:
LIU, JP;BAKER, J;EFSTRATIADIS, A
Newborn mice homozygous for a targeted disruption of insulin-like growth factor gene 1 (Igf-1) exhibit a growth deficiency similar in severity to that previously observed in viable Igf-2 null mutants (60% of normal birthweight). Depending on genetic background, some of the Igf-1(-/-) dwarfs die shortly after birth, while others survive and reach adulthood. In contrast, null mutants for the Igf1r gene die invariably at birth of respiratory failure and exhibit a more severe growth deficiency (45% normal size). In addition to generalized organ hypoplasia in Igf1r(-/-) embryos, including the muscles, and developmental delays in ossification, deviations from normalcy were observed in the central nervous system and epidermis. Igf-1(-/-)/Igf1r(-/-) double mutants did not differ in phenotype from Igf1r(-/-) single mutants, while in Igf-2(-)/Igf1r(-/-) and Igf-1(-/-)/Igf-2(-) double mutants, which are phenotypically identical, the dwarfism was further exacerbated (30% normal size). The roles of the IGFs in mouse embryonic development, as revealed from the phenotypic differences between these mutants, are discussed.