title: Tet responsive and adenovirus based constructs for regulated in vivo expression of Lefty.
abstract: Regulated expression of Lefty/Ebaf during embryogenesis is required for development of body asymmetry. A tight regulation of Lefty also contributes to the menstrual tissue shedding in humans. In order to replicate this regulated expression, we have developed a tet-on system and an adenovirus driven model. To drive the expression of Lefty, we have placed Lefty under control of a tetracycline-responsive promoter which responds to a sequence variant of the reversed tet transcriptional activator (rtTA), rtTA2S-M2. In this model, Lefty is regulated by the dose of doxycycline. In the adenovirus driven system, Lefty is regulated by the number of adenoviral particles These model systems would be suitable for understanding the dose-dependent biologic role of Lefty in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Anatoly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikhailik
authors.forename: Meiyi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hearing
authors.forename: Viswanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabibzadeh
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019521:Body Patterning; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D003656:Decidua / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D055458:Left-Right Determination Factors; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C526161:LEFTY1 protein, human; C411603:LEFTY2 protein, human; D055458:Left-Right Determination Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004247:DNA; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D013752:Tetracycline; D004318:Doxycycline