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Gene targeting in normal somatic cells: inactivation of the interferon–γ receptor in myoblasts

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Gene targeting in somatic cells represents a potentially powerful method for gene therapy, yet with the exception of pluripotent mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells, homologous recombination has not been reported for a well characterized, non–transformed mammalian cell. Applying a highly efficient strategy for targeting an integral membrane protein — the interferon γ receptor — in ES cells, we have used homologous recombination to target a non–transformed somatic cell, the mouse myoblast, and to compare targeting efficiencies in these two cell types. Gene–targeted myoblasts display the properties of normal cells including normal morphology, ability to differentiate in vitro, stable diploid karyotype, inability to form colonies in soft agar and lack of tumorigenicity in nude mice.

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Arbonés, M., Austin, H., Capon, D. et al. Gene targeting in normal somatic cells: inactivation of the interferon–γ receptor in myoblasts. Nat Genet 6, 90–97 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0194-90

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