A novel transgenic mouse model of Chinese Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2L
Ruxu Zhang
Fufeng Zhang
Xiaobo Li
Shunxiang Huang
Xiaohong Zi
Ting Liu
Sanmei Liu
Xuning Li
Kun Xia
Qian Pan
Beisha Tang
摘要：We previously found that the K141N mutation in heat shock protein B8 (HSPB8) was respon-sible for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2L in a large Chinese family. The objective of the present study was to generate a transgenic mouse model bearing the K141N mutation in the human HSPB8 gene, and to determine whether this K141NHSPB8 transgenic mouse model would manifest the clinical phenotype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2L, and consequently be suitable for use in studies of disease pathogenesis. Transgenic mice overexpressing K141NHSPB8 were generated using K141N mutant HSPB8 cDNA cloned into a pCAGGS plasmid driven by a human cytomegalovirus expression system. PCR and western blot analysis conifrmed integra-tion of the K141NHSPB8 gene and widespread expression in tissues of the transgenic mice. The K141NHSPB8 transgenic mice exhibited decreased muscle strength in the hind limbs and impaired motor coordination, but no obvious sensory disturbance at 6 months of age by behavioral assess-ment. Electrophysiological analysis showed that the compound motor action potential amplitude in the sciatic nerve was signiifcantly decreased, but motor nerve conduction velocity remained normal at 6 months of age. Pathological analysis of the sciatic nerve showed reduced myelinated ifber density, notable axonal edema and vacuolar degeneration in K141NHSPB8 transgenic mice, suggesting axonal involvement in the peripheral nerve damage in these animals. These ifndings indicate that the K141NHSPB8 transgenic mouse successfully models Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2L and can be used to study the pathogenesis of the disease.
机标关键词：transgenic micetransgenic mousesciatic nervemouse modelwestern blot analysishuman cytomegalovirusheat shock proteinclinical phenotype
资助基金：This project was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, (No.81071001,30900805)
论文发表日期：2014-01-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：7( 413-419 )
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