C57BL/6JCya-Metap2em1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Metap2-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-12018
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Metap2-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-56307-Metap2-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Product ID
S-CKO-12018
Gene Alias
4930584B20Rik; A930035J23Rik; Amp2; Mnpep; p67; p67eIF2
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
10
Phenotype
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Note: When using this mouse strain in a publication, please cite “C57BL/6JCya-Metap2em1flox/Cya mice (Catalog S-CKO-12018) were purchased from Cyagen.”
Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000180840
NCBI RefSeq
NM_019648
Target Region
Exon 4~5
Size of Effective Region
~1.8 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Metap2, also known as methionine aminopeptidase 2, is an intracellular metalloprotease. It plays a critical role in regulating lipid metabolism, energy balance, and protein synthesis. It is involved in angiogenesis and protein synthesis processes, making it important for normal physiological function [1,3,4]. Genetic models, such as KO/CKO mouse models, are valuable for studying its functions.
In a mouse model of ciliopathy (Thm1 conditional knockout mice), Metap2 inhibitor administration reduced daily food intake, body weight, and improved metabolic indices like blood glucose, insulin, and leptin levels. It also decreased gonadal adipose depots and adipocyte size and improved liver morphology, suggesting Metap2's role in ciliary-mediated obesity [5]. In obese mice, Metap2 inhibition decreased body weight and fat mass and increased lean mass, with its anti-obesity activity mediated through direct action on brown adipocytes by enhancing β-adrenergic-signaling-stimulated activities [2].
In conclusion, Metap2 is essential for processes like lipid metabolism, energy balance, and angiogenesis. Studies using mouse models have revealed its significance in obesity-related metabolic disorders, suggesting that targeting Metap2 could be a potential therapeutic strategy for ciliary-mediated forms of obesity and other related metabolic diseases.
References:
1. Moon, Dong Oh. 2024. MetAP2 as a Therapeutic Target for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Structural Insights, Mechanistic Roles, and Inhibitor Development. In Biomolecules, 14, . doi:10.3390/biom14121572. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39766279/
2. Huang, Huey-Jing, Holub, Corine, Rolzin, Paul, Larson, Christopher J, Farrell, Pamela J. 2019. MetAP2 inhibition increases energy expenditure through direct action on brown adipocytes. In The Journal of biological chemistry, 294, 9567-9575. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA118.007302. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31048375/
3. Siddik, Md Abu Bakkar, Das, Bhaskar C, Weiss, Louis, Dhurandhar, Nikhil V, Hegde, Vijay. . A MetAP2 inhibitor blocks adipogenesis, yet improves glucose uptake in cells. In Adipocyte, 8, 240-253. doi:10.1080/21623945.2019.1636627. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31264515/
4. Datta, Bansidhar. 2009. Roles of P67/MetAP2 as a tumor suppressor. In Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1796, 281-92. doi:10.1016/j.bbcan.2009.08.002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19716858/
5. Pottorf, Tana S, Fagan, Micaella P, Burkey, Bryan F, Vath, James E, Tran, Pamela V. 2020. MetAP2 inhibition reduces food intake and body weight in a ciliopathy mouse model of obesity. In JCI insight, 5, . doi:10.1172/jci.insight.134278. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877115/
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.
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