Disruption of entire Cables2 locus leads to embryonic lethality by diminished Rps21 gene expression and enhanced p53 pathway

Tra Thi Huong Dinh, Hiroyoshi Iseki, Seiya Mizuno, Saori Iijima-Mizuno, Yoko Tanimoto, Yoko Daitoku, Kanako Kato, Yuko Hamada, Ammar Shaker Hamed Hasan, Hayate Suzuki, Kazuya Murata, Masafumi Muratani, Masatsugu Ema, Jun Dal Kim, Junji Ishida, Akiyoshi Fukamizu, Mitsuyasu Kato, Satoru Takahashi, Ken ichi Yagami, Valerie WilsonRuth M. Arkell, Fumihiro Sugiyama*

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Abstract

In vivo function of CDK5 and Abl enzyme substrate 2 (Cables2), belonging to the Cables protein family, is unknown. Here, we found that targeted disruption of the entire Cables2 locus (Cables2d) caused growth retardation and enhanced apoptosis at the gastrulation stage and then induced embryonic lethality in mice. Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed disruption of Cables2, 50% down-regulation of Rps21 abutting on the Cables2 locus, and up-regulation of p53-target genes in Cables2d gastrulas. We further revealed the lethality phenotype in Rps21- deleted mice and unexpectedly, the exon 1-deleted Cables2 mice survived. Interestingly, chimeric mice derived from Cables2d ESCs carrying exogenous Cables2 and tetraploid wild-type embryo overcame gastrulation. These results suggest that the diminished expression of Rps21 and the completed lack of Cables2 expression are intricately involved in the embryonic lethality via the p53 pathway. This study sheds light on the importance of Cables2 locus in mouse embryonic development.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere50346
JournaleLife
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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