A mutation in the viral sensor 2’-5’-oligoadenylate synthetase 2 causes failure of lactation. [mouse]
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ABSTRACT: We identified a non-synonymous mutation in Oas2 (I405N), a sensor of viral double-stranded RNA, from an ENU-mutagenesis screen designed to discover new genes involved in mammary development. The mutation caused post-partum failure of lactation in healthy mice with otherwise normally developed mammary glands, characterized by greatly reduced milk protein synthesis coupled with epithelial cell death, inhibition of proliferation and a robust interferon response. Expression of mutant but not wild type Oas2 in cultured HC-11 or T47D mammary cells recapitulated the phenotypic and transcriptional effects observed in the mouse. The mutation activates the OAS2 pathway, demonstrated by a 100-fold increase in RNase L activity, and its effects were dependent on expression of RNase L and IRF7, proximal and distal pathway members. This is the first report of a viral recognition pathway regulating lactation.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE69390 | GEO | 2017/10/18
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA285359
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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