cellular
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• MEFs transduced with lentivirus encoding the BH3-only protein BCL2 modifying factor (BMF) show no significant differences in cell viability relative to BMF-treated wild-type MEFs
• following treatment with potent apoptosis inducers actinomycin D or staurosporine, MEFs show no significant differences in cell death relative to similarly treated wild-type MEFs
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• MEFs exhibit a significant reduction in starvation-induced autophagic flux
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• in vitro, MEFs exhibit impaired endosomal maturation, as shown by suppressed endosomal acidification during fluid-phase endocytosis, and a significant decrease in starvation-induced autophagic flux
• consistent with impaired endosome acidification, MEFs infected with mouse-adapted influenza A virus H1N1 strain A/PR 8/34 (PR8)
• however, internalization of influenza A virus into host cells is normal
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homeostasis/metabolism
• MEFs exhibit a significant reduction in starvation-induced autophagic flux
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• following incubation with pHrodo-Red dextran, MEFs show a normal time-dependent increase in fluorescence intensity that reaches a plateau ~5 min after addition of the dye; however, maximal fluorescence intensity of pHrodo-Red dextran is significantly lower than that in wild-type MEFs, suggesting impaired endosome acidification
• in contrast, MEFs exhibit normal uptake of FITC-dextran, indicating normal plasma membrane internalization during fluid-phase endocytosis
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immune system
• in vitro, MEFs infected with mouse-adapted influenza A virus H1N1 strain A/PR 8/34 (PR8)
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mortality/aging
N |
• pups are born with normal ratios of Mendelian inheritance
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embryo
N |
• pups are indistinguishable from wild-type controls, indicating normal embryonic development
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