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Expression of a modified H19 RNA does not cause embryonic lethality in mice

Expression of a modified H19 RNA does not cause embryonic lethality in mice The imprinted H19 gene produces a noncoding RNA of unknown function. Targeted and transgenic mouse mutations have shown that this RNA can be deleted and overexpressed without adverse effect. Yet one mutation of the H19 gene displayed an embryonic lethal phenotype in the mouse—the expression of an RNA modified by a short insertion near the 5′ end of the transcript (H19 Xba allele). Expression of this RNA in transgenic mice conferred lethality at day 14 of development. The potential for this mutant to elucidate the function of the H19 RNA supported further investigation of the H19 Xba phenotype. Since all H19 Xba transgenic founders died as embryos, an experiment was designed to generate H19 Xba -expressing mice that could be maintained as an established line. This strategy took advantage of the maternal-specific expression of H19, passing an H19 Xba knockin allele silently through males and transferring it to females only to generate animals for study. Surprisingly, H19 Xba knockin mice are fully viable, whether the H19 Xba allele is inherited paternally or maternally. Experiments to reproduce the original transgene-based lethality were also performed and yielded live-born transgene-expressing animals. These data demonstrate that, contrary to published reports, expression of the H19 Xba RNA does not cause embryonic lethality in mice. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mammalian Genome Springer Journals

Expression of a modified H19 RNA does not cause embryonic lethality in mice

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2006 by Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Subject
Life Sciences; Anatomy; Zoology; Cell Biology
ISSN
0938-8990
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1432-1777
DOI
10.1007/s00335-005-0092-1
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16416086
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Abstract

The imprinted H19 gene produces a noncoding RNA of unknown function. Targeted and transgenic mouse mutations have shown that this RNA can be deleted and overexpressed without adverse effect. Yet one mutation of the H19 gene displayed an embryonic lethal phenotype in the mouse—the expression of an RNA modified by a short insertion near the 5′ end of the transcript (H19 Xba allele). Expression of this RNA in transgenic mice conferred lethality at day 14 of development. The potential for this mutant to elucidate the function of the H19 RNA supported further investigation of the H19 Xba phenotype. Since all H19 Xba transgenic founders died as embryos, an experiment was designed to generate H19 Xba -expressing mice that could be maintained as an established line. This strategy took advantage of the maternal-specific expression of H19, passing an H19 Xba knockin allele silently through males and transferring it to females only to generate animals for study. Surprisingly, H19 Xba knockin mice are fully viable, whether the H19 Xba allele is inherited paternally or maternally. Experiments to reproduce the original transgene-based lethality were also performed and yielded live-born transgene-expressing animals. These data demonstrate that, contrary to published reports, expression of the H19 Xba RNA does not cause embryonic lethality in mice.

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Mammalian Genome – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 13, 2006

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