C57BL/6JCya-Mc4rem1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Mc4r-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-03675
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Mc4r-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-17202-Mc4r-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Product ID
S-CKO-03675
Gene Alias
Mc4-r; Pkcp
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
18
Phenotype
Document
Application
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Note: When using this mouse strain in a publication, please cite “C57BL/6JCya-Mc4rem1flox/Cya mice (Catalog S-CKO-03675) were purchased from Cyagen.”
Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000057942
NCBI RefSeq
NM_016977
Target Region
Exon 1
Size of Effective Region
~2.8 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Mc4r, or melanocortin receptor-4, is a G protein-coupled receptor that plays a crucial role in regulating food intake and energy metabolism [1,2]. It is involved in the leptin-melanocortin pathway and is essential for body weight regulation [4]. Disruptions in Mc4r are a significant genetic cause of severe and early-onset obesity and hyperphagia disorders [1].
In functional studies, wild-type rodents are more sensitive to the Mc4r agonist Setmelanotide compared to Mc4r heterozygous deficient mice, while Mc4r knockout mice fail to respond, indicating that Mc4r is necessary for the weight-loss response to this agonist [3]. Additionally, most Mc4r variants identified in human studies cause loss of function, leading to obesity. However, a subset of gain-of-function variants is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) and reduced odds of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and coronary artery disease [2].
In conclusion, Mc4r is vital for energy homeostasis, with its disruption being a key factor in obesity. Studies using gene knockout mouse models have revealed its role in the body's response to agonists like Setmelanotide, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target for obesity and related cardiometabolic diseases [2,3].
References:
1. Wei, Ran, Li, Danjie, Jia, Sheng, Chen, Yuhong, Wang, Jiqiu. 2023. MC4R in Central and Peripheral Systems. In Advanced biology, 7, e2300035. doi:10.1002/adbi.202300035. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043700/
2. Lotta, Luca A, Mokrosiński, Jacek, Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, Wareham, Nicholas J, Farooqi, I Sadaf. . Human Gain-of-Function MC4R Variants Show Signaling Bias and Protect against Obesity. In Cell, 177, 597-607.e9. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.044. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31002796/
3. Collet, Tinh-Hai, Dubern, Béatrice, Mokrosinski, Jacek, Farooqi, I Sadaf, Van der Ploeg, Lex H T. 2017. Evaluation of a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist (Setmelanotide) in MC4R deficiency. In Molecular metabolism, 6, 1321-1329. doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2017.06.015. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29031731/
4. Clément, Karine, van den Akker, Erica, Argente, Jesús, Wabitsch, Martin, Kühnen, Peter. 2020. Efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, in individuals with severe obesity due to LEPR or POMC deficiency: single-arm, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trials. In The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, 8, 960-970. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30364-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33137293/
Quality Control Standard
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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
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Source:Cyagen