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Blood, 1 December 2001, Vol. 98, No. 12, pp. 3435-3440
RED CELLS
Targeted disruption of the murine Fanconi anemia gene,
Fancg/Xrcc9
Yi Yang,
Yanan Kuang,
Rocio Montes De
Oca,
Tobias Hays,
Lisa Moreau,
Naifang Lu,
Brian Seed, and
Alan D. D'Andrea
From the Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts
General Hospital; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School;
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School;
all of Boston, MA.
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a human autosomal recessive cancer
susceptibility disorder characterized by cellular sensitivity to mitomycin C and ionizing radiation. Six FA genes (corresponding to
subtypes A, C, D2, E, F, and G) have been cloned, and the encoded FA
proteins interact in a common cellular pathway. To further understand
the in vivo role of one of these human genes (FANCG), we generated a
targeted disruption of murine Fancg and bred mice homozygous for the targeted allele. Similar to the phenotype of the
previously described Fancc / and
Fanca / mice, the
Fancg / mice had normal viability and no
gross developmental abnormalities. Primary splenic lymphocytes, bone
marrow progenitor cells, and murine embryo fibroblasts from the
Fancg / mice demonstrated spontaneous
chromosome breakage and increased sensitivity to mitomycin C and, to a
lesser extent, ionizing radiation. Fancg /
lymphocytes had a defect in the FA pathway, based on their failure to
activate the monoubiquitination of the downstream Fancd2
protein in response to IR. Finally,
Fancg / mice had decreased fertility and
abnormal gonadal histology. In conclusion, disruption of the
Fancg gene confirms the role of Fancg in the FA
pathway. The Fancg / mouse may be useful as
an animal model for future gene therapy and cancer susceptibility studies.

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