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C57BL/6JCya-Gjb3em1/Cya
Common Name:
Gjb3-KO
Product ID:
S-KO-18268
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C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Gjb3-KO
Strain ID
KOCMP-14620-Gjb3-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Gjb3
Product ID
S-KO-18268
Gene Alias
Cnx31; Cx31; Cxnc; D4Wsu144e; Gjb-3
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
14620
Modification
Conventional knockout
Chromosome
4
Phenotype
MGI:95721
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000046532
NCBI RefSeq
NM_001160012
Target Region
Exon 2
Size of Effective Region
~1.5 kb
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Overview of Gene Research
Gjb3, also known as Gap Junction Protein Beta 3, encodes Connexin31 protein (Cx31). Connexins are membrane-expressed proteins that assemble into hexamers to transfer metabolites and secondary messengers [4]. Gap junctions formed by connexins are channels on cytoplasm functioning in ion recycling and homeostasis, which are significant components in human skin and cochlea [6].

Gjb3 has been implicated in multiple diseases. In cancer, its expression in various cancers is associated with disease stages, patient survival, immunotherapy response, and pharmaceutical guidance. For example, knockdown of Gjb3 inhibits the PI3K/AKT pathway, reducing cancer cell proliferation, migration, and viability, suggesting it as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target, especially in lung adenocarcinomas, mesothelioma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma [1]. In pancreatic cancer, Gjb3 promotes liver metastasis by enhancing neutrophil polarization and survival [2]. In lung adenocarcinoma, high Gjb3 expression is related to poor prognosis, and there is a correlation with immune cell infiltration and immune checkpoint expression [3]. Mutations in Gjb3 are also involved in non-syndromic hearing loss, erythrokeratodermia variabilis (EKV), and neuropathy diseases [4,5,6].

In conclusion, Gjb3 is crucial for normal physiological functions related to gap-junction-mediated metabolite transfer. Its dysregulation, often studied through functional knockdown in in-vitro cancer cell lines, is associated with cancer progression and other diseases like hearing loss and skin disorders. Understanding Gjb3's role provides potential therapeutic targets for these diseases.

References:
1. Zeng, Jingtong, Li, Xianjie, Zhang, Yifan, Xu, Song, Song, Zuoqing. 2024. GJB3: a comprehensive biomarker in pan-cancer prognosis and immunotherapy prediction. In Aging, 16, 7647-7667. doi:10.18632/aging.205774. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38728250/
2. Huo, Yanmiao, Zhou, Yaoqi, Zheng, Jiahao, Liu, Yingbin, Hu, Li-Peng. 2022. GJB3 promotes pancreatic cancer liver metastasis by enhancing the polarization and survival of neutrophil. In Frontiers in immunology, 13, 983116. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.983116. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36341459/
3. Dou, Ruigang, Liu, Rongfeng, Su, Peng, Yu, Xiaohui, Xu, Yanzhao. 2024. The GJB3 correlates with the prognosis, immune cell infiltration, and therapeutic responses in lung adenocarcinoma. In Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 19, 20240974. doi:10.1515/med-2024-0974. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39135979/
4. Aliazami, Farnoush, Farhud, Dariush, Zarif-Yeganeh, Marjan, Sasanfar, Roxana, Eslami, Maryam. . Gjb3 Gene Mutations in Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss of Bloch, Kurd, and Turkmen Ethnicities in Iran. In Iranian journal of public health, 49, 2128-2135. doi:10.18502/ijph.v49i11.4730. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33708733/
5. Shah, M, Baral, S, Adhikari, R C. 2021. Erythrokeratoderma variabilis (EKV) - First Nepalese case documenting GJB3 mutation. In Skin health and disease, 1, e63. doi:10.1002/ski2.63. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35663771/
6. Gao, Yajuan, Zhang, Qianli, Zhang, Shiyu, Liu, Yuehua, Wang, Tao. 2022. A Connexin Gene (GJB3) Mutation in a Chinese Family With Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis, Ichthyosis and Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss: Case Report and Mutations Update. In Frontiers in genetics, 13, 797124. doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.797124. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35677558/
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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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