Phenotypes associated with this allele
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Find Mice |
Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Cd59atm1Song mutation
(2 available);
any
Cd59a mutation
(18 available)
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immune system
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• erythrocytes are more susceptible to autologous and heterologous MAC lysis under conditions of induced complement activation by antibodies or cobra venom factor (CVF)
• however, erythrocytes have a normal lifespan in vivo and mice do not develop spontaneous hemolytic anemia
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immune system
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• in vitro, double-mutant erythrocytes display a significantly increased sensitivity to antibody-induced autologous and heterologous complement lysis by membrane attack complex (MAC) relative to wild-type or single mutant erythrocytes
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hematopoietic system
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• despite enhanced sensitivity to antibody-induced complement lysis in vitro, double mutants develop no signs of hemolytic anemia and are resistant to spontaneous complement attack in vivo
• total peripheral erythrocyte counts, blood hemoglobin concentrations, and the average reticulocyte count remain unaffected; transfusion experiments confirm normal erythrocyte lifespans in vivo
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