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C57BL/6JCya-Smad6em1flox/Cya
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Smad6-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-03619
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C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Smad6-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-17130-Smad6-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Smad6
Product ID
S-CKO-03619
Gene Alias
Madh6; b2b390Clo
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
17130
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
9
Phenotype
MGI:1336883
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000041029
NCBI RefSeq
NM_008542
Target Region
Exon 1
Size of Effective Region
~2.1 kb
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Overview of Gene Research
Smad6, an intracellular inhibitor of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling pathway, is crucial for various biological processes. It plays a role in the transition from active blood vessel network expansion to vascular homeostasis in endothelial cells, and also impacts granulosa cell proliferation and follicle growth rate in cattle [5,8].

SMAD6-deficiency has been associated with three distinct human congenital conditions: congenital heart diseases (left ventricular obstruction and conotruncal defects), craniosynostosis, and radioulnar synostosis. Heterozygous loss-of-function variants in SMAD6 increase the risk of these disorders, with no clear genotype-phenotype correlation. Even identical nucleotide changes can lead to different phenotypes. In craniosynostosis, SMAD6 mutations are associated with neuropsychiatric development issues, and both nonsyndromic and syndromic presentations of the disease, especially metopic synostosis. Homozygous SMAD6 variants expand the phenotypic spectrum to include craniosynostosis and radioulnar synostosis [1,2,3,4]. In nonsyndromic radioulnar synostosis, SMAD6 is frequently mutated, mostly with loss-of-function variants [6]. Some pathogenic SMAD6 variants can activate the BMP signaling pathway through deamidation [7].

In conclusion, Smad6 is essential in regulating the BMP signalling pathway. Its deficiency is linked to multiple congenital disorders in humans. Studies on SMAD6-related mouse models and human genetic variants have provided insights into the role of Smad6 in these disease conditions, highlighting its significance in understanding the pathogenesis and potentially developing new therapeutic strategies for these congenital diseases [1].

References:
1. Luyckx, Ilse, Verstraeten, Aline, Goumans, Marie-José, Loeys, Bart. 2022. SMAD6-deficiency in human genetic disorders. In NPJ genomic medicine, 7, 68. doi:10.1038/s41525-022-00338-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36414630/
2. Wu, Robin T, Timberlake, Andrew T, Abraham, Paul F, Alperovich, Michael A, Persing, John A. . SMAD6 Genotype Predicts Neurodevelopment in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. In Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 145, 117e-125e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000006319. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31592950/
3. Calpena, Eduardo, Cuellar, Araceli, Bala, Krithi, Boyadjiev, Simeon A, Wilkie, Andrew O M. 2020. SMAD6 variants in craniosynostosis: genotype and phenotype evaluation. In Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 22, 1498-1506. doi:10.1038/s41436-020-0817-2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32499606/
4. Luyckx, Ilse, Walton, Isaac Scott, Boeckx, Nele, Wilkie, Andrew O M, Loeys, Bart. 2024. Homozygous SMAD6 variants in two unrelated patients with craniosynostosis and radioulnar synostosis. In Journal of medical genetics, 61, 363-368. doi:10.1136/jmg-2023-109151. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38290823/
5. Ruter, Dana L, Liu, Ziqing, Ngo, Kimlynn M, Kidder, Elise J, Bautch, Victoria L. 2021. SMAD6 transduces endothelial cell flow responses required for blood vessel homeostasis. In Angiogenesis, 24, 387-398. doi:10.1007/s10456-021-09777-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33779885/
6. Yang, Yongjia, Zheng, Yu, Li, Wangming, Zhu, Guanghui, Zhu, Yimin. 2019. SMAD6 is frequently mutated in nonsyndromic radioulnar synostosis. In Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 21, 2577-2585. doi:10.1038/s41436-019-0552-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31138930/
7. Li, Ling, Lu, Lei, Xiao, Ziqi, Wang, Weimin, Wang, Hongyan. 2024. Deamidation enables pathogenic SMAD6 variants to activate the BMP signaling pathway. In Science China. Life sciences, 67, 1915-1927. doi:10.1007/s11427-023-2532-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38913236/
8. Domingues, Rafael R, Andrade, Fabiana S, Paulo N Andrade, Joao, Kirkpatrick, Brian W, Wiltbank, Milo C. 2023. SMAD6 inhibits granulosa cell proliferation and follicle growth rate in carrier and noncarrier heifers of the Trio allele. In Reproduction (Cambridge, England), 165, 269-279. doi:10.1530/REP-22-0232. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36534533/
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