Frataxin overexpressing mice
- 22 July 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 572 (1) , 281-288
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.022
Abstract
Friedreich ataxia, the most common autosomal recessive ataxia, is caused by frataxin deficiency. Reduction of frataxin has been associated with iron accumulation and sensitivity to iron induced oxidative stress. To better understand the function of frataxin, transgenic mice (tgFxn) overexpressing human frataxin were generated. Iron metabolism parameters in tgFxn were normal and no signs of ataxia or other obvious abnormalities were observed, indicating that overexpression of frataxin in mouse is innocuous. Several hypotheses for frataxin function were evaluated in tgFxn mice. In particular, we observed that TgFxn mice show an altered response during hematopoietic differentiation, suggesting that frataxin may directly affect heme synthesis.Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.info:eu-repo/semantics/publisheKeywords
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