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A single amino acid substitution in PRKDC is a determinant of sensitivity to Adriamycin-induced renal injury in mouse.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 4 Jun 2021
Watanabe Masaki, Takahashi Yuki, Hiura Koki, Nakano Kenta, Okamura Tadashi, Sasaki Hayato, Sasaki Nobuya
Abstract excerpt
Adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephropathy is frequently utilized in rodent models of podocytopathy. However, the application of this model in mice is limited to a few strains, such as BALB/c mice. The most commonly used mouse strain, C57BL/6 (B6), is resistant to ADR-induced nephropathy, as are all mouse strains with a B6 genetic background. Reportedly, the R2140C variant of the Prkdc gene is the cause of...
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