Human Molecular Genetics, Vol 6, 1153-1162, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press
R Rozmahel, K Gyomorey, S Plyte, V Nguyen, M Wilschanski, P Durie, CE Bear and LC Tsui
We have used a mouse model to study the ability of human CFTR to correct
the defect in mice deficient of the endogenous protein. In this model,
expression of the endogenous Cftr gene was disrupted and replaced with a
human CFTR cDNA by a gene targeted 'knock-in' event. Animals homozygous for
the gene replacement failed to show neither improved intestinal pathology
nor survival when compared to mice completely lacking CFTR. RNA analyses
showed that the human CFTR sequence was transcribed from the targeted
allele in the respiratory and intestinal epithelial cells. Furthermore, in
vivo potential difference measurements showed that basal CFTR chloride
channel activity was present in the apical membranes of both nasal and
rectal epithelial cells in all homozygous knock-in animals examined. Ussing
chamber studies showed, however, that the cAMP-mediated chloride channel
function was impaired in the intestinal tract among the majority of
homozygous knock-in animals. Hence, failure to correct the intestinal
pathology associated with loss of endogenous CFTR was related to
inefficient functional expression of the human protein in mice. These
results emphasize the need to understand the tissue- specific expression
and regulation of CFTR function when animal models are used in gene therapy
studies.
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Incomplete rescue of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator deficient mice by the human CFTR cDNA
Department of Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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