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. 2009 Sep 9;83(22):11830–11846. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01466-09

TABLE 4.

Summary of phenotypes in inducible Nef DTg mice

Mouse and founder line Sex Exptb Phenotypea
CD4 downregulation
Thymocyte loss
pLN total cell loss
Effector/memory Proteinuria Nonlymphoid organ diseasesc
Thymus pLN Total CD4+ CD8 CD8+ CD4 CD4+ CD8+ Total CD4+ CD8+
CD4C/rtTA × TRE/HIVNef
    F148571 Maled M ++ + + ++ + + ++ +++ + ++
Female L +
CD4C/rtTA2S-M2 × TRE/HIVNef
    F176042 Maled H ++ + +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ NDe +++ +++
Female M ++ + + + + + ++ + +++ ++ ++
    F176043 Maled H ++ ++ +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ NDe +++ +++
Female M ++ + + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ +
a

The most severe phenotype shown after DOX induction for each DTg line.

b

Nef expression: H, high; M, moderate; L, low.

c

Scored at 6 months after DOX induction, except for males of F176042 and F176043 lines, which were scored after 1 and 6 weeks.

d

All phenotypes seen within 6 weeks of DOX induction.

e

ND, not determined; the number of pLN T cells was too low to determine this phenotype.