| Phenotype |
Missing hematopoietic growth factor or growth factor receptor |
GM-CSF | Normal hematopoiesis and progenitors |
Progressive accumulation of pulmonary surfactant |
G-CSF | Circulating neutrophils 25 percent of normal |
Progenitors 50 percent of normal |
Impaired response to Listeria monocytogenes infection |
IL-3/GM-CSF/IL-5 (bc) receptor | Similar to mice lacking GM-CSF |
Low eosinophils and impaired eosinophil response to N. brasiliensis |
Missing transcription factor |
PU.1 | Embryonically lethal |
Absence of granulocytes, monocytes, T and B lymphocytes |
C/EBP-alpha | Death soon after birth |
Absent neutrophils and eosinophils |
Impaired glucose metabolism |
C/EBP-beta | Defective monocytes |
Myelodysplasia |
C/EBP-epsilon | Early death from opportunistic infection and myelodysplasia |
Specific granule deficiency and abnormal neutrophil function |
AML1 or CBF-beta | Embryonically lethal due to failure of hematopoiesis |