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EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
卷 76, 期 3, 页码 385-391出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(02)00330-5
关键词
lens; cataract; cytoskeleton; intermediate filament; beaded filament; knockout
In this report, the phenotype associated with the first targeted knockout of the lens specific intermediate filament gene CP49 is described. Several surprising observations have been made. The first was that no cataract was observed despite the fact that the beaded filaments of the lens fibre cells had been disrupted. Light scatter and the lens optical properties had, however, deteriorated in the CP49 knockout lenses compared to litter mate controls. These changes were accompanied by dramatic changes in plasma membrane organisation of the fibre cells as revealed by detailed morphological examinations and providing the second surprising result. The CP49 knockout mouse is therefore an important model to study the functional link between lens transparency, the cytoskeleton and plasma membrane organisation. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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