mortality/aging
• homozygotes die at ~E14.5, apparently due to severe liver degeneration
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liver/biliary system
• at E14.5, homozygotes exhibit significantly increased hepatocyte apoptosis
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• at E14.5, mutant hepatocytes display pyknotic nuclei
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• at E14.5, homozygotes exhibit massive liver degeneration; however, fetal liver hematopoiesis remains unaffected
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cellular
• mutant MEFs obtained from E12.5 homozygotes show reduced basal NF-kappaB activity and impaired NF-kappaB activation upon induction with TNF or IL-1beta
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• in the presence of cycloheximide, mutant MEFs show a 30-fold increase in sensitivity to TNF-induced apoptosis relative to wild-type MEFs
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• at E14.5, homozygotes exhibit significantly increased hepatocyte apoptosis
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