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DR5 (also called TRAIL receptor 2 and KILLER) is an apoptosis-inducing membrane receptor for tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (also called TRAIL and Apo2 ligand). DR5 is a transcriptional target of p53, and its overexpression induces cell death in vitro. However, the in vivo biology of DR5 has remained largely unexplored. To better understand the role of DR5 in development and in adult tissues, we have created a knockout mouse lacking DR5. This mouse is viable and develops normally with the exception of having an enlarged thymus. We show that DR5 is not expressed in developing embryos but is present in the decidua and chorion early in development. DR5-null mouse embryo fibroblasts expressing E1A are resistant to treatment with TRAIL, suggesting that DR5 may be the primary proapoptotic receptor for TRAIL in the mouse. When exposed to ionizing radiation, DR5-null tissues exhibit reduced amounts of apoptosis compared to wild-type thymus, spleen, Peyer's patches, and the white matter of the brain. In the ileum, colon, and stomach, DR5 deficiency was associated with a subtle phenotype of radiation-induced cell death. These results indicate that DR5 has a limited role during embryogenesis and early stages of development but plays an organ-specific role in the response to DNA-damaging stimuli.

Original publication

DOI

10.1128/MCB.25.5.2000-2013.2005

Type

Journal article

Journal

Mol Cell Biol

Publication Date

03/2005

Volume

25

Pages

2000 - 2013

Keywords

Animals, Apoptosis, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Caspase 3, Caspases, Chorion, DNA Damage, Decidua, Doxorubicin, Embryo, Mammalian, Embryonic Development, Female, Fibroblasts, Gene Expression, Gene Targeting, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Radiation, Ionizing, Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Sequence Deletion, Spleen, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, Thymus Gland, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha