C57BL/6JCya-Ankrd2em1/Cya
Common Name:
Ankrd2-KO
Product ID:
S-KO-18286
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Ankrd2-KO
Strain ID
KOCMP-56642-Ankrd2-B6J-VB
Gene Name
Product ID
S-KO-18286
Gene Alias
Arpp
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conventional knockout
Chromosome
19
Phenotype
Document
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000026172
NCBI RefSeq
NM_020033
Target Region
Exon 2~8
Size of Effective Region
~4.3 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Ankrd2, also known as Arpp (ankyrin repeat, PEST sequence, and proline-rich region), is a member of the muscle ankyrin repeat protein family. It is mostly expressed in skeletal muscle, where it plays a crucial role in the transcriptional response to stress induced by mechanical stimulation and cellular reactive oxygen species. It is involved in pathways like NF-κB -mediated inflammatory response during muscle differentiation and may link the sarcomere to the nucleus, participating in muscle gene regulation [1,2,3].
In Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 2, a LMNA-linked disease, mutated lamins change the dynamics of Ankrd2 nuclear import, affecting oxidative stress response [1]. In Ankrd2-knockout or-overexpressing primary myoblasts, Ankrd2 levels inversely correlated with pro-inflammatory gene expression, and it repressed inflammatory responses through interaction with NF-κB repressor subunit p50 [2]. In osteosarcoma, Ankrd2 knockdown impaired the activation of PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways, reduced cell cycle regulators, and enhanced sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs like doxorubicin and cisplatin [4].
In conclusion, Ankrd2 is essential for muscle stress response, regulation of inflammatory responses during muscle differentiation, and has implications in muscle-related diseases like muscular laminopathies. In addition, its role in cancer, specifically osteosarcoma, highlights its potential as a therapeutic target in improving chemotherapeutic efficacy. The study of Ankrd2 using gene knockout models has provided valuable insights into its functions and its involvement in disease conditions [1,2,4].
References:
1. Cenni, Vittoria, Kojic, Snezana, Capanni, Cristina, Faulkner, Georgine, Lattanzi, Giovanna. 2019. Ankrd2 in Mechanotransduction and Oxidative Stress Response in Skeletal Muscle: New Cues for the Pathogenesis of Muscular Laminopathies. In Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2019, 7318796. doi:10.1155/2019/7318796. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31428229/
2. Bean, C, Verma, N K, Yamamoto, D L, Bang, M L, Lanfranchi, G. 2014. Ankrd2 is a modulator of NF-κB-mediated inflammatory responses during muscle differentiation. In Cell death & disease, 5, e1002. doi:10.1038/cddis.2013.525. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24434510/
3. Kojic, Snezana, Medeot, Elisa, Guccione, Ernesto, Valle, Giorgio, Faulkner, Georgine. . The Ankrd2 protein, a link between the sarcomere and the nucleus in skeletal muscle. In Journal of molecular biology, 339, 313-25. doi:. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15136035/
4. Cenni, Vittoria, Bavelloni, Alberto, Capanni, Cristina, Bertacchini, Jessika, Blalock, William L. 2025. ANKRD2 Knockdown as a Therapeutic Strategy in Osteosarcoma: Effects on Proliferation and Drug Response in U2OS and HOS Cells. In International journal of molecular sciences, 26, . doi:10.3390/ijms26041736. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40004199/
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Post-cryopreservation: A vial of cryopreserved sperms is selected for in-vitro fertilization from each batch.
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