Targeted mutation in the Fas gene causes hyperplasia in peripheral lymphoid organs and liver

Fas, a type I membrane protein that transduces an apoptotic signal, is expressed in lymphocytes as well as in various tissues such as the liver, lung and heart. The mouse lymphoproliferation ( lpr ) mutation is a leaky mutation in Fas . By means of gene targeting, we generated a mouse strain which i...

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