C57BL/6JCya-Zfp609em1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Zfp609-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-05871
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Zfp609-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-214812-Zfp609-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Product ID
S-CKO-05871
Gene Alias
9830165N24; Znf609; mKIAA0295
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
9
Phenotype
Document
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Note: When using this mouse strain in a publication, please cite “C57BL/6JCya-Zfp609em1flox/Cya mice (Catalog S-CKO-05871) were purchased from Cyagen.”
Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000159109
NCBI RefSeq
NM_172536
Target Region
Exon 3
Size of Effective Region
~1.2 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Zfp609, a zinc-finger protein, plays crucial roles in multiple biological processes. It is involved in the regulation of genes related to myoblast differentiation, cortical neuron migration, and thymocyte development, thus being of great biological importance. Genetic models such as KO/CKO mouse models can be valuable in further exploring its functions [2,3].
In myoblast differentiation, knockdown of circZfp609, a circular RNA derived from Zfp609, increased the expression of Myf5 and MyoG, suggesting that circZfp609 suppresses myogenic differentiation. It sponges miR-194-5p, which in turn sequesters its inhibition on BCLAF1 to repress myogenic differentiation [1].
In cortical neuron migration, depletion of Zfp609 from cortical neural progenitors in vivo is detrimental to neuronal migration. Zfp609 interacts with Nipbl and the Integrator complex, and they co-localize at gene promoters containing paused RNA polymerase 2 to regulate genes controlling cortical neuron migration [2].
In thymocyte development, Zfp609 is necessary for Rag1 and Rag2 expression. Zfp608 represses Rag1 and Rag2 expression indirectly by repressing Zfp609 expression, indicating a reciprocal regulation by Zfp608 and Zfp609 in thymocytes [3].
In conclusion, Zfp609 is essential in processes like myoblast differentiation, cortical neuron migration, and thymocyte development. Studies using KO/CKO mouse models (or in vivo depletion models) have provided insights into its functions in these biological processes, which could potentially contribute to understanding related disease mechanisms such as muscle development-related disorders, neurological defects associated with Cornelia de Lange syndrome, and abnormal thymocyte development.
References:
1. Wang, YanHong, Li, MengLu, Wang, YanHuan, Chen, Hong, Zhang, ChunLei. 2018. A Zfp609 circular RNA regulates myoblast differentiation by sponging miR-194-5p. In International journal of biological macromolecules, 121, 1308-1313. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.09.039. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30201567/
2. van den Berg, Debbie L C, Azzarelli, Roberta, Oishi, Koji, Demmers, Jeroen A, Guillemot, François. 2016. Nipbl Interacts with Zfp609 and the Integrator Complex to Regulate Cortical Neuron Migration. In Neuron, 93, 348-361. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2016.11.047. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28041881/
3. Reed, N P, Henderson, M A, Oltz, E M, Aune, T M. 2012. Reciprocal regulation of Rag expression in thymocytes by the zinc-finger proteins, Zfp608 and Zfp609. In Genes and immunity, 14, 7-12. doi:10.1038/gene.2012.47. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23076336/
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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.
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