Conditional ablation of TYK2 in immunity to viral infection and tumor surveillance

  • Raimund M. Vielnascher
  • , Eva Hainzl
  • , Nicole R. Leitner
  • , Michael Rammerstorfer
  • , David Popp
  • , Agnieszka Witalisz
  • , Rita Rom
  • , Marina Karaghiosoff
  • , Thomas Kolbe
  • , Simone Müller
  • , Thomas Rülicke
  • , Caroline Lassnig
  • , Birgit Strobl
  • , Mathias Müller*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal article (peer-reviewed)Journal article

Abstract

Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) has a pivotal role in immunity to infection and tumor surveillance. It is associated with several cytokine receptor chains including type I interferon (IFN) receptor 1 (IFNAR1), interleukin- (IL-) 12 receptor beta 1 (IL-12Rb1) and IL-10R2. We have generated a mouse with a conditional Tyk2 null allele and proved integrity of the conditional Tyk2 locus. TYK2 was successfully removed by the use of ubiquitous and tissue-specific Cre-expressing mouse strains. Myeloid TYK2 was found to critically contribute to the defense against murine cytomegalovirus. Ubiquitous TYK2 ablation severely impaired tumor immunosurveillance, while deletion in myeloid, dendritic or T cells alone showed no effect. The conditional Tyk2 mouse strain will be instrumental to further dissect TYK2 functions in infection, inflammation and cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)519-529
Number of pages11
JournalTransgenic Research
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Conditional knockout
  • JAK
  • Janus kinase
  • MC38
  • MCMV
  • Tumor transplant
  • Tyrosine kinase 2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics

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