C57BL/6JCya-Elmo2em1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Elmo2-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-02312
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Elmo2-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-140579-Elmo2-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Product ID
S-CKO-02312
Gene Alias
1190002F24Rik; CED-12
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
2
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000074046
NCBI RefSeq
NM_207706
Target Region
Exon 7
Size of Effective Region
~0.9 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Elmo2, a member of the Elmo protein family, is involved in multiple biological functions. It plays roles in regulating Rac1 and Akt activation, and is associated with pathways like insulin-dependent Glut4 membrane translocation, cell chemotaxis, and the ELMO/DOCK/Rac signaling pathway. It's also crucial for maintaining vascular integrity, especially in intramembranous bones [2,1,4,6]. Gene knockout models can be valuable for studying its functions in vivo.
Loss-of-function mutations in ELMO2 in humans cause autosomal-recessive intraosseous vascular malformation (VMOS) by impeding RAC1-dependent cell migration [6]. In zebrafish, elmo2-/-mutants show some differences in vascular and glomerular structure, metabolome, and transcriptome compared to wild-type, indicating its role in regulating various biological processes [5]. In mice, Elmo2 genetic ablation in muscle-specific cells of Elmo1-/-mice leads to severe myoblast fusion defects, and mutations in Elmo2 can affect myoblast fusion during development and muscle regeneration [3].
In conclusion, Elmo2 is essential for functions like myoblast fusion, insulin-dependent Glut4 membrane translocation, and maintaining vascular integrity in intramembranous bones. Studies using gene knockout models in mice and zebrafish have revealed its role in these processes and in diseases such as intraosseous vascular malformation, contributing to our understanding of related biological mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.
References:
1. Wang, Yecheng, Li, Hongyan, Li, Fei. 2020. ELMO2 association with Gαi2 regulates pancreatic cancer cell chemotaxis and metastasis. In PeerJ, 8, e8910. doi:10.7717/peerj.8910. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32292657/
2. Sun, Yingmin, Côté, Jean-François, Du, Keyong. 2016. Elmo2 Is a Regulator of Insulin-dependent Glut4 Membrane Translocation. In The Journal of biological chemistry, 291, 16150-61. doi:10.1074/jbc.M116.731521. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27226625/
3. Tran, Viviane, Nahlé, Sarah, Robert, Amélie, Kmita, Marie, Côté, Jean-François. 2022. Biasing the conformation of ELMO2 reveals that myoblast fusion can be exploited to improve muscle regeneration. In Nature communications, 13, 7077. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34806-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36400788/
4. Weng, Zhuangfeng, Situ, Chenghao, Lin, Lin, Zhu, Jinwei, Zhang, Rongguang. 2019. Structure of BAI1/ELMO2 complex reveals an action mechanism of adhesion GPCRs via ELMO family scaffolds. In Nature communications, 10, 51. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07938-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30604775/
5. Boger, Mike, Bennewitz, Katrin, Wohlfart, David Philipp, Poschet, Gernot, Kroll, Jens. 2022. Comparative Morphological, Metabolic and Transcriptome Analyses in elmo1 -/- , elmo2 -/- , and elmo3 -/- Zebrafish Mutants Identified a Functional Non-Redundancy of the Elmo Proteins. In Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 10, 918529. doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.918529. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35874819/
6. Cetinkaya, Arda, Xiong, Jingwei Rachel, Vargel, İbrahim, Reversade, Bruno, Akarsu, Nurten Ayse. 2016. Loss-of-Function Mutations in ELMO2 Cause Intraosseous Vascular Malformation by Impeding RAC1 Signaling. In American journal of human genetics, 99, 299-317. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.06.008. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27476657/
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