101. A mutation in the viral sensor 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 2 causes failure of lactation.
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Oakes SR, Gallego-Ortega D, Stanford PM, Junankar S, Au WWY, Kikhtyak Z, von Korff A, Sergio CM, Law AMK, Castillo LE, Allerdice SL, Young AIJ, Piggin C, Whittle B, Bertram E, Naylor MJ, Roden DL, Donovan J, Korennykh A, Goodnow CC, O'Bryan MK, and Ormandy CJ
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- 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase metabolism, Adenine Nucleotides metabolism, Animals, Cell Culture Techniques, Endoribonucleases metabolism, Female, Humans, Mammary Glands, Animal metabolism, Mice, Milk, Mutation genetics, Oligoribonucleotides metabolism, RNA, Double-Stranded metabolism, Signal Transduction genetics, 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase genetics, Lactation genetics
- 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 34-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.
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- 2017
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