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Ostertag EM DeBerardinis RJ Goodier JL Zhang Y Yang N Gerton GL Kazazian HH 《Nature genetics》2002,32(4):655-660
The L1 retrotransposon has had an immense impact on the size and structure of the human genome through a variety of mechanisms, including insertional mutagenesis. To study retrotransposition in a living organism, we created a mouse model of human L1 retrotransposition. Here we show that L1 elements can retrotranspose in male germ cells, and that expression of a human L1 element under the control of its endogenous promoter is restricted to testis and ovary. In the mouse line with the highest level of L1 expression, we found two de novo L1 insertions in 135 offspring. Both insertions were structurally indistinguishable from natural endogenous insertions. This suggests that an individual L1 element can have substantial mutagenic potential. In addition to providing a valuable in vivo model of retrotransposition in mammals, these mice are an important step in the development of a new random mutagenesis system. 相似文献
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The study of retrovirus-induced leukaemias in mice is a powerful tool for the elucidation of the normal regulation of the haematopoietic system. The acute murine spleen focus-forming viruses (SFFV) can be classified according to the haematopoietic lineage on which they exert their effects in the adult mouse. Here we report a new SFFV isolate, the AF-1 virus, with the novel ability to transform cells of the mononuclear phagocyte lineage. The virus was isolated from sarcomas that were induced on passage of a cloned Friend helper virus (F-MuLV, 643/22F) in newborn BALB/c mice. We have cloned the transforming defective subunit of the AF-1 viral complex in NRK cells and isolated several subclones. Analysis of the proviral genome in two non-producer cell clones reveals that AF-1 virus contains Harvey v-ras-specific sequences (Fig. 1). Thus, AF-1 virus is closely related to Harvey murine sarcoma virus (Ha-MSV), and is, at present, the only tool by which permanent cell lines can be obtained from mononuclear phagocytes in the mouse. 相似文献
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Comparative genome analyses reveal that most functional domains of human genes have homologs in widely divergent species.
These shared functional domains, however, are differentially shuffled among evolutionary lineages to produce an increasing
number of domain architectures. Combined with duplication and adaptive evolution, domain shuffling is responsible for the
great phenotypic complexity of higher eukaryotes. Although the domain-shuffling hypothesis is generally accepted, determining
the molecular mechanisms that lead to domain shuffling and novel gene creation has been challenging, as sequence features
accompanying the formation of known genes have been obscured by accumulated mutations. The growing availability of genome
sequences and EST databases allows us to study the characteristics of newly emerged genes. Here we review recent genome-wide
DNA and EST analyses, and discuss the three major molecular mechanisms of gene formation: (1) atypical spicing, both within
and between genes, followed by adaptation, (2) tandem and interspersed segmental duplications, and (3) retrotransposition
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Received 18 October 2006; received after revision 18 November 2006; accepted 28 November 2006 相似文献
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Glucagon-like peptide-1(1-37) inhibits chemokine-induced migration of human CD4-positive lymphocytes
Nikolaus Marx Mathias Burgmaier Philipp Heinz Mirjam Ostertag Angelina Hausauer Helga Bach Renate Durst Vinzenz Hombach Daniel Walcher 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2010,67(20):3549-3555
The present study examined the effect of GLP-1(1-37) on chemokine-induced CD4-positive lymphocyte migration as an early and
critical step in atherogenesis. Pretreatment with GLP-1(1-37) reduced the SDF-induced migration of isolated human CD4-positive
lymphocytes in a concentration-dependent manner. Similar effects were seen when RANTES was used as a chemokine. GLP-1(1-37)’s
effect on CD4-positive lymphocyte migration was mediated through an early inhibition of chemokine-induced PI-3 kinase activity.
Downstream, GLP-1(1-37) inhibited SDF-induced phosphorylation of MLC and cofilin and limited f-actin formation as well as
ICAM3 translocation. Furthermore, exendin-4 inhibited SDF-induced migration of CD4-positive lymphocytes similarly to GLP-1(1-37),
and transfection of these cells with GLP-1 receptor siRNA abolished GLP-1(1-37)’s action on chemokine-induced ICAM3 translocation,
suggesting an effect mediated via the GLP-1 receptor. Thus, GLP-1(1-37) inhibits chemokine-induced CD4-positive lymphocyte
migration by inhibition of the PI3-kinase pathway and via the GLP-1 receptor. This effect provides a potential novel mechanism
for how GLP-1(1-37) may modulate vascular disease. 相似文献
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