C57BL/6JCya-Bcar1em1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Bcar1-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-01865
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Bcar1-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-12927-Bcar1-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Product ID
S-CKO-01865
Gene Alias
Cas; Crkas
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
8
Phenotype
Document
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000166232
NCBI RefSeq
NM_009954
Target Region
Exon 3~5
Size of Effective Region
~3.2 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Bcar1, also known as p130Cas/BCAR1, is an adaptor protein belonging to the CAS family of scaffold proteins [3]. It lacks enzymatic or transcriptional activity but its modular structure with various binding motifs enables the formation of multi-protein signaling complexes. This leads to the induction and/or maintenance of signaling pathways that have pleiotropic effects on cell motility, adhesion, cytoskeleton remodeling, invasion, survival, and proliferation [1]. It is involved in signaling originating from mechanical stimuli, cell-extracellular matrix adhesion, and growth factor stimulation cascades [3].
Bcar1 constitutive knockout mice are embryonic lethal by embryonic days (E)11.5-12.5 [4]. Conditional knockout of Bcar1 in SM22-expressing smooth muscle cells and cardiac tissues was embryonically lethal from E14.5-15.5 due to severe cardiovascular defects, including abnormal ventricular development and failure of outflow tract septation [4]. Knockout of Bcar1 specifically in neural crest cells recapitulated part of the outflow tract septation and aortic sac defects, indicating a cell-specific requirement for Bcar1 in these cells for outflow tract septation [4]. In zebrafish, bcar1-/-zebrafish failed to form the caudal vein plexus, with endothelial cells showing fewer filopodial structures and inefficient detachment from neighboring cells [6]. In cancer, knockdown of BCAR1 in lung adenocarcinoma cells inhibited proliferation, colony formation, cell invasion, and migration, and prohibited tumor formation in nude mice [5,7]. In gastric cancer, BCAR1 knockdown blocked FLOT1-induced cell proliferation, migration, and invasion [2].
In conclusion, Bcar1 is essential for various biological processes, especially in cardiovascular development, angiogenesis, and in the context of cancer progression. The use of gene knockout and conditional knockout mouse models, as well as zebrafish models, has significantly enhanced our understanding of Bcar1's role in these specific disease-related biological processes.
References:
1. Centonze, Giorgia, Natalini, Dora, Salemme, Vincenzo, Cabodi, Sara, Defilippi, Paola. 2021. p130Cas/BCAR1 and p140Cap/SRCIN1 Adaptors: The Yin Yang in Breast Cancer? In Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 9, 729093. doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.729093. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34708040/
2. Wang, Ran, Huang, Wei, Cai, Kaimei, Chen, Zhikang, Lai, Chen. 2023. FLOT1 promotes gastric cancer progression and metastasis through BCAR1/ERK signaling. In International journal of biological sciences, 19, 5104-5119. doi:10.7150/ijbs.82606. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37928269/
3. Camacho Leal, Maria del Pilar, Sciortino, Marianna, Tornillo, Giusy, Defilippi, Paola, Cabodi, Sara. 2015. p130Cas/BCAR1 scaffold protein in tissue homeostasis and pathogenesis. In Gene, 562, 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2015.02.027. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25727852/
4. Mahmoud, Marwa, Evans, Ian, Wisniewski, Laura, Scambler, Peter, Zachary, Ian. . Bcar1/p130Cas is essential for ventricular development and neural crest cell remodelling of the cardiac outflow tract. In Cardiovascular research, 118, 1993-2005. doi:10.1093/cvr/cvab242. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34270692/
5. Mao, Chun-Guo, Jiang, Sha-Sha, Wang, Xiao-Yang, Huang, Yi, Deng, Bo. 2021. BCAR1 plays critical roles in the formation and immunoevasion of invasive circulating tumor cells in lung adenocarcinoma. In International journal of biological sciences, 17, 2461-2475. doi:10.7150/ijbs.61790. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34326687/
6. Wisniewski, Laura, French, Vanessa, Lockwood, Nicola, Valdivia, Leonardo E, Frankel, Paul. 2020. P130Cas/bcar1 mediates zebrafish caudal vein plexus angiogenesis. In Scientific reports, 10, 15589. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-71753-w. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32973180/
7. Mao, Chun-Guo, Jiang, Sha-Sha, Shen, Cheng, Tan, Qun-You, Deng, Bo. 2020. BCAR1 promotes proliferation and cell growth in lung adenocarcinoma via upregulation of POLR2A. In Thoracic cancer, 11, 3326-3336. doi:10.1111/1759-7714.13676. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33001583/
Quality Control Standard
Sperm Test
Pre-cryopreservation: Measurement of sperm concentration, determination of sperm viability.
Post-cryopreservation: A vial of cryopreserved sperms is selected for in-vitro fertilization from each batch.
Environmental Standards:SPF
Available Region:Global
Source:Cyagen