C57BL/6JCya-Ulk2em1/Cya
Common Name:
Ulk2-KO
Product ID:
S-KO-18656
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Ulk2-KO
Strain ID
KOCMP-29869-Ulk2-B6J-VB
Gene Name
Product ID
S-KO-18656
Gene Alias
A830085I22Rik; Unc51.2; mKIAA0623
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
Modification
Conventional knockout
Chromosome
11
Phenotype
Document
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Note: When using this mouse strain in a publication, please cite “C57BL/6JCya-Ulk2em1/Cya mice (Catalog S-KO-18656) were purchased from Cyagen.”
Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000004920
NCBI RefSeq
NM_013881
Target Region
Exon 4~5
Size of Effective Region
~2.1 kb
Detailed Document
Overview of Gene Research
Ulk2, also known as unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 2, is a key kinase in the autophagy pathway, with functions similar to its yeast homolog Atg1 [2,3,6]. Autophagy is a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway crucial for maintaining cellular homeostasis, and Ulk2 has been implicated in regulating this process, along with its potential roles in other cellular signaling pathways [2,3]. Genetic models, such as gene knockout mouse models, are valuable tools for studying Ulk2's functions.
In skeletal muscle, ULK2-deficient adult mice show accumulations of insoluble ubiquitinated protein aggregates associated with SQSTM1 and NBR1, leading to impaired muscle force, myofiber atrophy, and degeneration, indicating its unique role in basal selective protein degradation [4]. In ovarian cancer, ULK2 is significantly downregulated, and its overexpression suppresses tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, suggesting it acts as a tumor suppressor by upregulating IGFBP3 [1]. In gastric cancer, methylation-mediated silencing of ULK2 can induce cell migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through autophagy induction, causing transformation to poorly differentiated cancers [5].
In conclusion, Ulk2 is essential for maintaining protein homeostasis in skeletal muscle and has significant implications in cancer development. The use of KO/CKO mouse models has revealed its role in regulating basal protein degradation in muscle and its potential as a tumor suppressor in ovarian and gastric cancers, providing valuable insights into disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.
References:
1. Chen, Xiaoxi, Shao, Changxiang, Liu, Jing, Xu, Han, Zhu, Weipei. 2024. ULK2 suppresses ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion by elevating IGFBP3. In PeerJ, 12, e17628. doi:10.7717/peerj.17628. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38952983/
2. Xue, Qian, Kang, Rui, Klionsky, Daniel J, Liu, Jinbao, Chen, Xin. 2023. Copper metabolism in cell death and autophagy. In Autophagy, 19, 2175-2195. doi:10.1080/15548627.2023.2200554. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37055935/
3. Ge, Eva J, Bush, Ashley I, Casini, Angela, Brady, Donita C, Chang, Christopher J. 2021. Connecting copper and cancer: from transition metal signalling to metalloplasia. In Nature reviews. Cancer, 22, 102-113. doi:10.1038/s41568-021-00417-2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34764459/
4. Fuqua, Jordan D, Mere, Caleb P, Kronemberger, Ana, Adams, Christopher M, Lira, Vitor A. 2019. ULK2 is essential for degradation of ubiquitinated protein aggregates and homeostasis in skeletal muscle. In FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 33, 11735-11745. doi:10.1096/fj.201900766R. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31361156/
5. Motoo, Iori, Nanjo, Sohachi, Ando, Takayuki, Ushijima, Toshikazu, Yasuda, Ichiro. 2021. Methylation silencing of ULK2 via epithelial-mesenchymal transition causes transformation to poorly differentiated gastric cancers. In Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 25, 325-335. doi:10.1007/s10120-021-01250-0. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34554345/
6. Egan, Daniel F, Shackelford, David B, Mihaylova, Maria M, Hansen, Malene, Shaw, Reuben J. 2010. Phosphorylation of ULK1 (hATG1) by AMP-activated protein kinase connects energy sensing to mitophagy. In Science (New York, N.Y.), 331, 456-61. doi:10.1126/science.1196371. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21205641/
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