C57BL/6JCya-Ldb1em1flox/Cya
Common Name:
Ldb1-flox
Product ID:
S-CKO-17753
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Ldb1-flox
Strain ID
CKOCMP-16825-Ldb1-B6J-VB
Gene Name
Product ID
S-CKO-17753
Gene Alias
CLIM2; NLI
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conditional knockout
Chromosome
19
Phenotype
Document
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Note: When using this mouse strain in a publication, please cite “C57BL/6JCya-Ldb1em1flox/Cya mice (Catalog S-CKO-17753) were purchased from Cyagen.”
Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000185355
NCBI RefSeq
NM_001113408
Target Region
Exon 2~11
Size of Effective Region
~5.3 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Ldb1, or LIM domain binding protein 1, is a protein cofactor that serves as a key regulator in multiple biological processes. It forms multi-protein complexes with transcription factors and participates in pathways such as erythropoiesis, forebrain development, pancreatic islet cell development, and brown adipose tissue function [1,3,6,5]. Ldb1 plays a crucial role in establishing and maintaining enhancer-promoter loops, thus regulating gene expression, which is essential for cell fate determination and tissue-specific transcriptomes [2,4,8]. Genetic models, especially knockout (KO) and conditional knockout (CKO) mouse models, are valuable for studying Ldb1's functions.
In a Foxg1Cre-mediated Ldb1 conditional knockout from E8.75, it led to disruptions of midline boundary structures in the dorsal telencephalon, highlighting its role in early forebrain development [3]. The Ldb1ΔPanc (whole-pancreas Ldb1 knockout) and Ldb1ΔEndo (endocrine-enriched Ldb1 loss) mouse models showed severe pancreas developmental and postnatal defects, including hyperglycemia, hypoinsulinemia, and reduced hormone expression, indicating Ldb1 is required for pancreatic endocrine lineage establishment and maintenance [6]. In the Ldb1ΔBAT (Ucp1-Cre-driven LDB1-deficiency) mouse model, reducing Ldb1 led to altered brown adipose-selective mRNA, impaired glucose and insulin tolerance, and abnormal lipid metabolism, suggesting LDB1 is necessary for brown adipose function [5]. In AML cell lines, knocking down the LMO2 gene, which forms a complex with LDB1, affected cell proliferation, survival, and colony formation, and LDB1 was essential for the proliferation and survival of these cell lines [7].
In conclusion, Ldb1 is a vital regulator in various biological processes, including forebrain development, pancreatic islet cell development, brown adipose function, and hematopoiesis. The KO/CKO mouse models have significantly contributed to understanding Ldb1's role in diseases such as diabetes-related pancreatic islet dysfunction, brown adipose-related metabolic disorders, and leukemia. These studies provide insights into potential therapeutic targets for these diseases.
References:
1. Love, Paul E, Warzecha, Claude, Li, LiQi. 2013. Ldb1 complexes: the new master regulators of erythroid gene transcription. In Trends in genetics : TIG, 30, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2013.10.001. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24290192/
2. Aboreden, Nicholas G, Lam, Jessica C, Goel, Viraat Y, Hansen, Anders S, Blobel, Gerd A. 2024. LDB1 establishes multi-enhancer networks to regulate gene expression. In bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, , . doi:10.1101/2024.08.23.609430. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39229045/
3. Kinare, Veena, Pal, Suranjana, Tole, Shubha. 2019. LDB1 Is Required for the Early Development of the Dorsal Telencephalon and the Thalamus. In eNeuro, 6, . doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0356-18.2019. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30873428/
4. Aboreden, Nicholas G, Lam, Jessica C, Goel, Viraat Y, Hansen, Anders S, Blobel, Gerd A. 2024. LDB1 establishes multi-enhancer networks to regulate gene expression. In Molecular cell, 85, 376-393.e9. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2024.11.037. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39721581/
5. Kepple, Jessica D, Liu, Yanping, Kim, Teayoun, Young, Martin, Hunter, Chad S. 2021. The transcriptional co-regulator LDB1 is required for brown adipose function. In Molecular metabolism, 53, 101284. doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101284. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34198011/
6. Toren, Eliana, Liu, Yanping, Bethea, Maigen, Wade, Alexa, Hunter, Chad S. . The Ldb1 transcriptional co-regulator is required for establishment and maintenance of the pancreatic endocrine lineage. In FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 36, e22460. doi:10.1096/fj.202200410R. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35881062/
7. Lu, Lihui, Wang, Jianwei, Fang, Fang, Pan, Jian, He, Hailong. 2023. LMO2 promotes the development of AML through interaction with transcription co-regulator LDB1. In Cell death & disease, 14, 518. doi:10.1038/s41419-023-06039-w. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37573405/
8. Liu, Guoyou, Dean, Ann. 2019. Enhancer long-range contacts: The multi-adaptor protein LDB1 is the tie that binds. In Biochimica et biophysica acta. Gene regulatory mechanisms, 1862, 625-633. doi:10.1016/j.bbagrm.2019.04.003. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31022553/
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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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