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Jinx, an MCMV susceptibility phenotype caused by disruption of Unc13d: a mouse model of type 3 familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 16 Apr 2007
Crozat Karine, Hoebe Kasper, Ugolini Sophie, Hong Nancy A, Janssen Edith, Rutschmann Sophie, Mudd Suzanne, Sovath Sosathya, Vivier Eric, Beutler Bruce
Abstract excerpt
Mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) susceptibility often results from defects of natural killer (NK) cell function. Here we describe Jinx, an N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea-induced MCMV susceptibility mutation that permits unchecked proliferation of the virus, causing death. In Jinx homozygotes, activated NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) fail to degranulate, although they retain the ability to produce cytokines, and...
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