Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene-deficient mice: I. generation by homologous recombination and characterization

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Homozygous plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)-deficient (PAI-1-/-) mice were generated by homologous recombination in D3 embryonic stem cells. Deletion of the genomic sequences encompassing the transcription initiation site and the entire coding regions of murine PAI-1 was demonstrated by Southern blot analysis. A 3.0-kb PAI-1-specific mRNA was identified by Northern blot analysis in liver from PAI-1 wild type (PAI-1+/+) but not from PAI-1-/- mice. Plasma PAI-1 levels, measured 2-4 h after endotoxin (2.0 mg/kg) injection were 63±2 ng/ml, 30±10 ng/ml, and undetectable (< 2 ng/ ml) in PAI-1+/+, heterozygous (PAI-1+/-) and PAI-1-/- mice, respectively (mean±SEM, n = 4-11). PAI-1-specific immunoreactivity was demonstrable in kidneys of PAI-1+/+ but not of PAI-1-/- mice. SDS-gel electrophoresis of plasma incubated with 125I-labeled recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator revealed an ∼ 115,000-Mr. component with plasma from endotoxin-stimulated (0.5 mg/kg) PAI-1+/+ but not from PAI-1-/- mice, which could be precipitated with a polyclonal anti-PAI-1 antiserum. PAI-1-/- mice were viable, produced similar sizes of litters as PAI-1+/+ mice, and showed no apparent macroscopic or microscopic histological abnormalities.

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Carmeliet, P., Kieckens, L., Schoonjans, L., Ream, B., Van Nuffelen, A., Prendergast, G., … Mulligan, R. C. (1993). Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene-deficient mice: I. generation by homologous recombination and characterization. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 92(6), 2746–2755. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI116892

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