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Removing the vertebrate-specific TBP N terminus disrupts placental beta2m-dependent interactions with the maternal immune system.
Cell - 12 Jul 2002
Hobbs Nicole K, Bondareva Alla A, Barnett Sheila, Capecchi Mario R, Schmidt Edward E
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian TBP consists of a 180 amino acid core that is common to all eukaryotes, fused to a vertebrate-specific N-terminal domain. We generated mice having a modified tbp allele, tbp(DeltaN), that produces a version of TBP lacking 111 of the 135 vertebrate-specific amino acids. Most tbp(DeltaN/DeltaN) fetuses (>90%) died in midgestation from an apparent defect in the placenta. tbp(DeltaN/DeltaN) fetuses could be...
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