UMMS Affiliation
Program in Molecular Medicine
Publication Date
2010-01-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Cell Biology | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Molecular Biology
Abstract
Bcl2-modifying factor (Bmf) is a member of the BH3-only group of proapoptotic proteins. To test the role of Bmf in vivo, we constructed mice with a series of mutated Bmf alleles that disrupt Bmf expression, prevent Bmf phosphorylation by the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) on Ser(74), or mimic Bmf phosphorylation on Ser(74). We report that the loss of Bmf causes defects in uterovaginal development, including an imperforate vagina and hydrometrocolpos. We also show that the phosphorylation of Bmf on Ser(74) can contribute to a moderate increase in levels of Bmf activity. Studies of compound mutants with the related gene Bim demonstrated that Bim and Bmf exhibit partially redundant functions in vivo. Thus, developmental ablation of interdigital webbing on mouse paws and normal lymphocyte homeostasis require the cooperative activity of Bim and Bmf.
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DOI of Published Version
10.1128/MCB.01155-09
Source
Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Jan;30(1):98-105. doi: 10.1128/MCB.01155-09. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Molecular and cellular biology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
19841067
Repository Citation
Hubner, Anette; Cavanagh-Kyros, Julie; Rincon, Mercedes; Flavell, Richard; and Davis, Roger J., "Functional cooperation of the proapoptotic Bcl2 family proteins Bmf and Bim in vivo" (2010). Davis Lab Publications. 79.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/davis/79
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