mortality/aging
• wheni injected with poly(I:C) to induce cre expression, mutants become moribund and die within 2-3 weeks
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immune system
• after cre induction, mutants have ~25% of control cell numbers in thymus
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• a block at the DN1-DN2 transition is found
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• myeloid cells are almost totally absent in induced mutants
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• induced mutants have fewer leukocytes
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• the double negative compartment of thymic T cells is relatively decreased relative to CD4 and CD8 double positive and single positive T cells
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• after cre induction, mice show a loss of granulocytic cells
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hematopoietic system
• after cre induction, mutants have ~25% of control cell numbers in thymus
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• a block at the DN1-DN2 transition is found
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• myeloid cells are almost totally absent in induced mutants
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• after cre induction, mutants have ~25% of control bone marrow cell numbers
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• bone marrow shows abnormal presence of immature erythroid cells in induced mutants
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• peripheral blood from induced mutants is pale and has reduced red blood cell counts
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• hemoglobin concentration in peripheral blood of induced mutants is reduced
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• platelet count in induced mutants is reduced
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• induced mutants have fewer leukocytes
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• the double negative compartment of thymic T cells is relatively decreased relative to CD4 and CD8 double positive and single positive T cells
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• after cre induction, mice show a loss of granulocytic cells
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• after cre induction, mutants have ~25% of control cell numbers in thymus
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