0 11 Monoallelic monoallelic JJ 12 22 expression expression NN 23 25 of of IN 26 30 Pax5 Pax5 NNP 30 31 : : : 32 33 a a DT 34 42 paradigm paradigm NN 43 46 for for IN 47 50 the the DT 51 69 haploinsufficiency haploinsufficiency NN 70 72 of of IN 73 82 mammalian mammalian JJ 83 86 Pax Pax NNP 87 92 genes gene NNS 92 93 ? ? . 95 97 It it PRP 98 100 is be VBZ 101 110 generally generally RB 111 118 assumed assume VBN 119 123 that that IN 124 128 most most JJS 129 138 mammalian mammalian JJ 139 144 genes gene NNS 145 148 are be VBP 149 160 transcribed transcribe VBN 161 165 from from IN 166 170 both both DT 171 178 alleles allele NNS 178 179 . . . 180 185 Hence hence RB 185 186 , , , 187 190 the the DT 191 198 diploid diploid JJ 199 204 state state NN 205 207 of of IN 208 211 the the DT 212 218 genome genome NN 219 225 offers offer VBZ 226 229 the the DT 230 239 advantage advantage NN 240 244 that that IN 245 246 a a DT 247 263 loss-of-function loss-of-function JJ 264 272 mutation mutation NN 273 275 in in IN 276 279 one one CD 280 286 allele allele NN 287 290 can can MD 291 293 be be VB 294 305 compensated compensate VBN 306 309 for for IN 310 312 by by IN 313 316 the the DT 317 326 remaining remain VBG 327 336 wild-type wild-type JJ 337 343 allele allele NN 344 346 of of IN 347 350 the the DT 351 355 same same JJ 356 360 gene gene NN 360 361 . . . 362 368 Indeed indeed RB 368 369 , , , 370 373 the the DT 374 378 vast vast JJ 379 387 majority majority NN 388 390 of of IN 391 396 human human JJ 397 404 disease disease NN 405 414 syndromes syndrome NNS 415 418 and and CC 419 429 engineered engineer VBN 430 439 mutations mutation NNS 440 442 in in IN 443 446 the the DT 447 452 mouse mouse NN 453 459 genome genome NN 460 463 are be VBP 464 473 recessive recessive JJ 473 474 , , , 475 485 indicating indicate VBG 486 490 that that IN 491 504 recessiveness recessiveness NN 505 507 is be VBZ 508 511 the the DT 512 513 ‘ ` `` 513 520 default default NN 520 521 ’ ' '' 522 527 state state NN 527 528 . . . 529 536 However however RB 536 537 , , , 538 539 a a DT 540 548 minority minority NN 549 551 of of IN 552 557 genes gene NNS 558 561 are be VBP 562 575 semi-dominant semi-dominant JJ 575 576 , , , 577 579 as as IN 580 592 heterozygous heterozygous JJ 593 609 loss-of-function loss-of-function JJ 610 618 mutation mutation NN 619 621 in in IN 622 627 these these DT 628 633 genes gene NNS 634 639 leads lead VBZ 640 642 to to TO 643 653 phenotypic phenotypic JJ 654 667 abnormalities abnormality NNS 667 668 . . . 669 673 This this DT 674 683 condition condition NN 683 684 , , , 685 690 known know VBN 691 693 as as IN 694 712 haploinsufficiency haploinsufficiency NN 712 713 , , , 714 717 has have VBZ 718 722 been be VBN 723 732 described describe VBN 733 736 for for IN 737 741 five five CD 742 744 of of IN 745 748 the the DT 749 753 nine nine CD 754 763 mammalian mammalian JJ 764 767 Pax Pax NNP 768 773 genes gene NNS 773 774 , , , 775 780 which which WDT 781 784 are be VBP 785 795 associated associate VBN 796 800 with with IN 801 806 mouse mouse NN 807 820 developmental developmental JJ 821 828 mutants mutant NNS 829 832 and and CC 833 838 human human JJ 839 846 disease disease NN 847 856 syndromes syndrome NNS 856 857 . . . 858 866 Recently recently RB 867 869 we we PRP 870 874 have have VBP 875 883 reported report VBN 884 888 that that IN 889 892 the the DT 893 897 Pax5 Pax5 NNP 898 902 gene gene NN 903 905 is be VBZ 906 913 subject subject JJ 914 916 to to TO 917 932 allele-specific allele-specific JJ 933 943 regulation regulation NN 944 950 during during IN 951 952 B B NNP 953 957 cell cell NN 958 969 development development NN 969 970 . . . 971 975 Pax5 Pax5 NNP 976 978 is be VBZ 979 992 predominantly predominantly RB 993 1004 transcribed transcribe VBN 1005 1009 from from IN 1010 1014 only only RB 1015 1018 one one CD 1019 1021 of of IN 1022 1025 its its PRP$ 1026 1029 two two CD 1030 1037 alleles allele NNS 1038 1040 in in IN 1041 1046 early early JJ 1047 1057 B-lymphoid b-lymphoid JJ 1058 1069 progenitors progenitor NNS 1070 1073 and and CC 1074 1080 mature mature JJ 1081 1082 B B NNP 1083 1088 cells cell NNS 1088 1089 , , , 1090 1095 while while IN 1096 1098 it it PRP 1099 1110 transiently transiently RB 1111 1119 switches switch VBZ 1120 1122 to to TO 1123 1124 a a DT 1125 1134 biallelic biallelic JJ 1135 1139 mode mode NN 1140 1142 of of IN 1143 1156 transcription transcription NN 1157 1159 in in IN 1160 1165 pre-B pre-b JJ 1166 1169 and and CC 1170 1178 immature immature JJ 1179 1180 B B NNP 1181 1186 cells cell NNS 1186 1187 . . . 1188 1190 As as IN 1191 1192 a a DT 1193 1204 consequence consequence NN 1204 1205 , , , 1206 1216 B-lymphoid b-lymphoid JJ 1217 1224 tissues tissue NNS 1225 1228 are be VBP 1229 1235 mosaic mosaic JJ 1236 1240 with with IN 1241 1247 regard regard NN 1248 1250 to to TO 1251 1254 the the DT 1255 1266 transcribed transcribe VBN 1267 1273 allele allele NN 1273 1274 , , , 1275 1278 and and CC 1279 1291 heterozygous heterozygous JJ 1292 1300 mutation mutation NN 1301 1303 of of IN 1304 1308 Pax5 Pax5 NNP 1309 1318 therefore therefore RB 1319 1326 results result VBZ 1327 1329 in in IN 1330 1338 deletion deletion NN 1339 1341 of of IN 1342 1343 B B NNP 1344 1355 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 1356 1366 expressing express VBG 1367 1371 only only RB 1372 1375 the the DT 1376 1382 mutant mutant JJ 1383 1389 allele allele NN 1389 1390 . . . 1391 1394 The the DT 1395 1410 allele-specific allele-specific JJ 1411 1421 regulation regulation NN 1422 1424 of of IN 1425 1429 Pax5 Pax5 NNP 1430 1436 raises raise VBZ 1437 1440 the the DT 1441 1451 intriguing intriguing JJ 1452 1463 possibility possibility NN 1464 1468 that that IN 1469 1480 monoallelic monoallelic JJ 1481 1491 expression expression NN 1492 1495 may may MD 1496 1500 also also RB 1501 1503 be be VB 1504 1507 the the DT 1508 1517 mechanism mechanism NN 1518 1525 causing cause VBG 1526 1529 the the DT 1530 1548 haploinsufficiency haploinsufficiency NN 1549 1551 of of IN 1552 1557 other other JJ 1558 1561 Pax Pax NNP 1562 1567 genes gene NNS 1567 1568 . . . 1569 1571 In in IN 1572 1576 this this DT 1577 1583 review review NN 1583 1584 , , , 1585 1587 we we PRP 1588 1595 discuss discuss VBP 1596 1605 different different JJ 1606 1612 models model NNS 1613 1623 accounting account VBG 1624 1627 for for IN 1628 1631 the the DT 1632 1650 haploinsufficiency haploinsufficiency NN 1651 1653 of of IN 1654 1663 mammalian mammalian JJ 1664 1667 Pax Pax NNP 1668 1673 genes gene NNS 1673 1674 , , , 1675 1682 provide provide VBP 1683 1690 further further JJ 1691 1699 evidence evidence NN 1700 1702 in in IN 1703 1710 support support NN 1711 1713 of of IN 1714 1717 the the DT 1718 1733 allele-specific allele-specific JJ 1734 1744 regulation regulation NN 1745 1747 of of IN 1748 1752 Pax5 Pax5 NNP 1753 1756 and and CC 1757 1764 discuss discuss VBP 1765 1768 the the DT 1769 1780 implication implication NN 1781 1783 of of IN 1784 1789 these these DT 1790 1798 findings finding NNS 1799 1801 in in IN 1802 1805 the the DT 1806 1813 context context NN 1814 1816 of of IN 1817 1820 the the DT 1821 1827 recent recent JJ 1828 1838 literature literature NN 1839 1849 describing describe VBG 1850 1853 the the DT 1854 1864 stochastic stochastic JJ 1865 1868 and and CC 1869 1880 monoallelic monoallelic JJ 1881 1891 activation activation NN 1892 1894 of of IN 1895 1900 other other JJ 1901 1914 hematopoietic hematopoietic JJ 1915 1920 genes gene NNS 1920 1921 . . .