Article
Transgenic expression of full-length 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1b confers to BALB/c mice resistance against West Nile virus-induced encephalitis.
Virology - 15 Aug 2011
Simon-Chazottes Dominique, Frenkiel Marie-Pascale, Montagutelli Xavier, Guénet Jean-Louis, Desprès Philippe, Panthier Jean-Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility of inbred strains to infection with West Nile virus (WNV) has been genetically associated with an arginine-to-a nonsense codon substitution at position 253 (R253X) in the predicted sequence of the murine 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1B (OAS1B) protein. We introduced by transgenesis the Oas1b cDNA from MBT/Pas mice carrying the R253 codon (Oas1b(MBT)) into BALB/c mice homozygous for the X253...
Topics
- 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase
- Animals
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Genetic Engineering
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Transgenic
- RNA, Messenger
- West Nile Fever
