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Martin O. Bergo, Bryant J. Gavino, Christine Hong, Anne P. Beigneux, Martin McMahon, Patrick J. Casey, Stephen G. Young
Published in Volume 113, Issue 4
J Clin Invest. 2004; 113(4):539–550 doi:10.1172/JCI18829
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Generation and validation of a conditional Icmt allele (Icmtflx). (a) A sequence-replacement gene-targeting vector designed to flank exon 1 and upstream sequences with loxP sites. tk, thymidine kinase. (b) Southern blot identification of the Icmt+, Icmtflx, and IcmtΔ alleles with BamHI-cleaved genomic DNA and the 5′-flanking probe. (c) Icmt activity in extracts of Icmtflx/flx and IcmtΔ/Δ fibroblasts, as judged by a base-hydrolysis vapor-diffusion assay. Assays used S-adenosyl-L-[methyl-14C]methionine as the methyl donor and either farnesyl-K-Ras or N-acetyl-S-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine (AGGC) as substrates. Bar graphs show the mean of two independent cell lines in two independent experiments. (d) Accumulation of Icmt substrates in IcmtΔ/Δ cells. Recombinant yeast Ste14p was added to extracts of Icmtflx/flx and IcmtΔ/Δ cells along with S-adenosyl-L-[methyl-14C]methionine; methylation of protein substrates was measured with the base-hydrolysis vapor-diffusion assay.