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C57BL/6JCya-Ahnakem1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Ahnak-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-13057
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C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Ahnak-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-66395-Ahnak-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Ahnak
Product ID
S-CKO-13057
Gene Alias
DY6
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
66395
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
19
Phenotype
MGI:1316648
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000092956
NCBI RefSeq
NM_009643
Target Region
Exon 4
Size of Effective Region
~1.0 kb
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Overview of Gene Research
AHNAK, also known as desmoyokin, is a large, ubiquitously expressed scaffolding phosphoprotein with a size of approximately 700 kDa. It plays a crucial role in mediating protein-protein interactions, enabling its participation in various multi-protein complexes. This leads to its involvement in diverse biological processes such as tumour suppression, immune regulation, cell architecture maintenance, and calcium homeostasis [1,2]. In calcium homeostasis, it mainly interacts with the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (LVGCC) in excitable cells [1].

In ovarian cancer, overexpressing AHNAK represses cell growth and metastasis, suppressing cancer progression via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway [4]. In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, silencing AHNAK promotes cancer progression by upregulating the ANXA2 protein [6]. In hepatocellular carcinoma, AHNAK contributes to cancer growth by interacting with IGF-1R [5]. In primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis, OSMR mutations lead to elevated AHNAK expression, causing hyperproliferation and overdifferentiation of keratinocytes [3]. Ahnak knockout (KO) mice studies show that Ahnak enhances TGF-β signaling during postoperative liver regeneration, disrupting the cell cycle [7].

In conclusion, AHNAK is a multifunctional protein involved in various biological processes and diseases. Studies using gene knockout models, especially in cancer and skin disease research, have revealed its role in regulating cell growth, metastasis, and differentiation. These findings provide potential biomarker and treatment target insights for related diseases.

References:
1. Sundararaj, Srinivasan, Ravindran, Agin, Casarotto, Marco G. 2021. AHNAK: The quiet giant in calcium homeostasis. In Cell calcium, 96, 102403. doi:10.1016/j.ceca.2021.102403. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813182/
2. Davis, T A, Loos, B, Engelbrecht, A-M. 2014. AHNAK: the giant jack of all trades. In Cellular signalling, 26, 2683-93. doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2014.08.017. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25172424/
3. Liu, Huiting, Qiu, Biying, Yang, Huan, Liu, Jun, Yang, Bin. 2023. AHNAK, regulated by the OSM/OSMR signaling, involved in the development of primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis. In Journal of dermatological science, 110, 53-60. doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2023.04.004. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37100691/
4. Cai, Yanlin, Hu, Yi, Yu, Furong, Sheng, Shunliang, Zhu, Jiayu. 2021. AHNAK suppresses ovarian cancer progression through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. In Aging, 13, 23579-23587. doi:10.18632/aging.203473. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34689136/
5. Li, Kang, Song, Ke, Hou, Yuli, Li, Ang, Zhang, Yonghong. 2022. AHNAK Contributes to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth by Interacting with IGF-1R. In Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 27, . doi:10.3390/molecules27248680. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36557813/
6. Lu, Xingxing, Mei, Yan, Fan, Chunmei, Xiang, Bo, Yi, Mei. 2023. Silencing AHNAK promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression by upregulating the ANXA2 protein. In Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 47, 833-850. doi:10.1007/s13402-023-00898-3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37962808/
7. Yang, Insook, Son, Yeri, Shin, Jae Hoon, Kim, Il Yong, Seong, Je Kyung. . Ahnak depletion accelerates liver regeneration by modulating the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. In BMB reports, 55, 401-406. doi:. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35880432/
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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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