Phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) is involved in a variety of intracellular signaling via many growth factor receptors and T-cell receptor. To explore the role of PLC-gamma1 in vivo, we generated the PLC-gamma1-deficient (plc-gamma1(-/-)) mice, which died of growth retardation at embryonic day 8.5-9.5 in utero. Therefore, we examined plc-gamma1(-/-) chimeric mice generated with plc-gamma1(-/-) embryonic stem (ES) cells for further study. Pathologically, plc-gamma1(-/-) chimeras showed multicystic kidney due to severe renal dysplasia and renal tube dilation. Flow cytometric analysis and glucose phosphate isomerase assay revealed very few hematopoietic cells derived from the plc-gamma1(-/-) ES cells in the mutant chimeras. However, differentiation of plc-gamma1(-/-) ES cells into erythrocytes and monocytes/macrophages in vitro was observed to a lesser extent compared with control wild-type ES cells. These data suggest that PLC-gamma1 plays an essential role in the renal development and hematopoiesis in vivo.
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