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C57BL/6JCya-Hand1em1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Hand1-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-02829
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C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Hand1-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-15110-Hand1-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Hand1
Product ID
S-CKO-02829
Gene Alias
Ehand1; Hxt; Th1; Thing1; bHLHa27; eHAND
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
15110
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
11
Phenotype
MGI:103577
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000036917
NCBI RefSeq
NM_008213
Target Region
Exon 1
Size of Effective Region
~0.8 kb
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Overview of Gene Research
Hand1, also known as heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 1, is a basic Helix-loop-Helix transcription factor. It plays crucial roles in multiple biological processes, including heart development, trophoblast differentiation, and is associated with pathways like cell differentiation, localization, and cell projection organization [1,2,3,4]. Genetic models, such as gene knockout (KO) and conditional knockout (CKO) mouse models, have been instrumental in studying its functions.

In mouse models, conditional ablation of Hand1 in the embryonic myocardium using Nkx2.5Cre or αMhc-Cre drivers leads to morphological defects including cardiac conduction system defects, interventricular septal defects, and abnormal left ventricular papillary muscles, resulting in diastolic heart failure in adult mice, indicating its role in cardiomyocyte morphogenic patterning and maturation during embryogenesis [4]. In BeWo cells (a choriocarcinoma model of human cytotrophoblasts), HAND1 knockdown leads to down-regulation of 664 genes and up-regulation of 59 genes, disrupting pathways related to cell differentiation and organization, while in human placental microvascular endothelial cells, only seven genes are changed upon HAND1 knockdown [1].

In conclusion, Hand1 is essential for heart development and trophoblast function. The KO/CKO mouse models have revealed its role in congenital heart defects and placental-related pathologies, contributing to our understanding of these disease areas.

References:
1. Fresch, Robert, Courtney, Jennifer, Brockway, Heather, Wilson, Rebecca L, Jones, Helen. . HAND1 knockdown disrupts trophoblast global gene expression. In Physiological reports, 11, e15553. doi:10.14814/phy2.15553. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36695714/
2. Hofbauer, Pablo, Jahnel, Stefan M, Papai, Nora, Novatchkova, Maria, Mendjan, Sasha. 2021. Cardioids reveal self-organizing principles of human cardiogenesis. In Cell, 184, 3299-3317.e22. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.04.034. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34019794/
3. Firulli, Beth A, Firulli, Anthony B. 2019. Partially Penetrant Cardiac Neural Crest Defects in Hand1 Phosphomutant Mice: Dimer Choice That Is Not So Critical. In Pediatric cardiology, 40, 1339-1344. doi:10.1007/s00246-019-02162-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31338559/
4. Firulli, Beth A, George, Rajani M, Harkin, Jade, Rubart-von der Lohe, Michael, Firulli, Anthony B. . HAND1 loss-of-function within the embryonic myocardium reveals survivable congenital cardiac defects and adult heart failure. In Cardiovascular research, 116, 605-618. doi:10.1093/cvr/cvz182. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31286141/
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