C57BL/6JCya-Waslem1/Cya
Common Name:
Wasl-KO
Product ID:
S-KO-17632
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Wasl-KO
Strain ID
KOCMP-73178-Wasl-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Product ID
S-KO-17632
Gene Alias
2900021I12Rik; 3110031I02Rik; N-WASP
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conventional knockout
Chromosome
6
Phenotype
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000031695
NCBI RefSeq
NM_028459
Target Region
Exon 6
Size of Effective Region
~0.2 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Wasl, also known as the gene encoding Neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP), is an actin nucleation promoting factor. It is involved in regulating actin polymerization via the Arp2/3 complex [5]. This function is crucial as it impacts various cellular processes such as cell motility, phagocytosis, and pseudopodia formation, which are important for normal development and immune responses [2,4].
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), pancreas-specific Wasl deletion in two oncogenic Kras-based PDAC mouse models led to increased survival. Loss of Wasl caused cell-autonomous senescence through displacement of N-WASP binding partners, vesicular accumulation of components of the destruction complex, and upregulation of Cdkn1a(p21) [1].
In cervical cancer, lower WASL expression was associated with lower pathological stage, and patients in the high-expression group had worse overall and recurrence-free survival. Knockdown of WASL was correlated with biological processes like glycolysis and TNF-α signaling [3].
In glioblastoma, lower expression of wasla in microglia led to impaired microglial morphology and functions, and restoring wasla expression increased phagocytosis of pre-neoplastic cells and slowed tumor progression [2].
In conclusion, Wasl plays a significant role in multiple disease conditions, especially in cancer. Gene-knockout models have revealed its oncogenic role in PDAC and cervical cancer, and its importance in maintaining microglial functions during glioblastoma initiation. Understanding Wasl's functions through these models provides potential therapeutic targets for these diseases.
References:
1. Hidalgo-Sastre, Ana, Desztics, Judit, Dantes, Zahra, Schmid, Roland M, Lubeseder-Martellato, Clara. 2020. Loss of Wasl improves pancreatic cancer outcome. In JCI insight, 5, . doi:10.1172/jci.insight.127275. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32434991/
2. Mazzolini, Julie, Le Clerc, Sigrid, Morisse, Gregoire, Zagury, Jean-François, Sieger, Dirk. 2022. Wasl is crucial to maintain microglial core activities during glioblastoma initiation stages. In Glia, 70, 1027-1051. doi:10.1002/glia.24154. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35194846/
3. Hou, Jinxuan, Chen, Chen, Hu, Yingying, Gan, Lijuan, Xu, Yu. 2021. Identify Function of WASL in Prognosis of Cervical Cancer Based on Omics Data. In Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 9, 670890. doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.670890. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34222242/
4. Huang, Lei, Wang, Jiaxin, Wang, Xinyi, Gal, Annamaria, Shan, Yujuan. 2024. Sulforaphane suppresses bladder cancer metastasis via blocking actin nucleation-mediated pseudopodia formation. In Cancer letters, 601, 217145. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2024.217145. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39084455/
5. Kumar, Sumeet, Abbas, Masoom M, Govindappa, Shyla T, Juyal, Ramesh C, Thelma, B K. 2021. Compound heterozygous variants in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome like (WASL) gene segregating in a family with early onset Parkinson's disease. In Parkinsonism & related disorders, 84, 61-67. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.02.001. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33571872/
Quality Control Standard
Sperm Test
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
Available Region:Global
Source:Cyagen