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C57BL/6JCya-Hspa2em1/Cya
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Hspa2-KO
Product ID:
S-KO-20373
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C57BL/6JCya
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Basic Information
Strain Name
Hspa2-KO
Strain ID
KOCMP-15512-Hspa2-B6J-VA
Gene Name
Hspa2
Product ID
S-KO-20373
Gene Alias
70kDa; HSP70.2; HSP70A2; Hsp70-2
Background
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
15512
Modification
Conventional knockout
Chromosome
12
Phenotype
MGI:96243
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Strain Description
Ensembl Number
ENSMUST00000219555
NCBI RefSeq
NM_008301
Target Region
Exon 1
Size of Effective Region
~0.3 kb
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Overview of Gene Research
Hspa2, a member of the HSPA (HSP70) family, was initially thought to be testis-specific and is crucial for male fertility. It plays important roles in germ cell development during spermatogenesis, such as facilitating the progression of germ cell differentiation in mice [3,4]. It also has functions in sperm functional transformation, like coordinating the remodelling of sperm domains for oocyte recognition [3].

In diabetes-related heart failure, higher Hspa2 expression in the myocardium and its corresponding higher plasma protein concentration are associated with impaired left ventricular (LV) contractility, increased LV mass, incident heart failure, and cardiovascular mortality [1]. In pancreatic cancer, upregulated Hspa2 independently predicts early postsurgical recurrence and has superior predictive performance when combined with malignant clinicopathologic features [2]. In addition, Hspa2 may serve as a biomarker for human sperm in vitro capacitation, spermatogenesis status, and potentially for complementing classic seminal analysis before assisted reproduction techniques [5,6,7].

In conclusion, Hspa2 is essential for male reproductive processes. Its dysregulation is also associated with diabetes-related heart failure and pancreatic cancer recurrence. Research on Hspa2 using mouse models has provided insights into its role in these biological processes and disease conditions, potentially guiding future therapeutic strategies and biomarker-based diagnosis.

References:
1. Conning-Rowland, Marcella S, Giannoudi, Marilena, Drozd, Michael, Griffin, Kathryn J, Cubbon, Richard M. . The diabetic myocardial transcriptome reveals Erbb3 and Hspa2 as a novel biomarkers of incident heart failure. In Cardiovascular research, 120, 1898-1906. doi:10.1093/cvr/cvae181. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39180332/
2. Zhai, Lu-Lu, Qiao, Pei-Pei, Sun, Yue-Shen, Tang, Zhi-Gang, Ju, Tong-Fa. . Upregulated HSPA2 predicts early relapse of pancreatic cancer after surgery. In Gland surgery, 10, 2140-2149. doi:10.21037/gs-21-262. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34422585/
3. Nixon, Brett, Bromfield, Elizabeth G, Cui, Jinwei, De Iuliis, Geoffry N. . Heat Shock Protein A2 (HSPA2): Regulatory Roles in Germ Cell Development and Sperm Function. In Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology, 222, 67-93. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51409-3_4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28389751/
4. Scieglinska, Dorota, Krawczyk, Zdzislaw. 2014. Expression, function, and regulation of the testis-enriched heat shock HSPA2 gene in rodents and humans. In Cell stress & chaperones, 20, 221-35. doi:10.1007/s12192-014-0548-x. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25344376/
5. Gómez-Torres, María José, Huerta-Retamal, Natalia, Sáez-Espinosa, Paula, Avilés, Manuel, Aizpurua, Jon. 2022. Molecular Chaperone HSPA2 Distribution During Hyaluronic Acid Selection in Human Sperm. In Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 30, 1176-1185. doi:10.1007/s43032-022-01031-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35819578/
6. Huerta-Retamal, Natalia, Sáez-Espinosa, Paula, Robles-Gómez, Laura, Aizpurua, Jon, Gómez-Torres, María José. 2020. Human sperm chaperone HSPA2 distribution during in vitro capacitation. In Journal of reproductive immunology, 143, 103246. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2020.103246. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33246276/
7. Nowicka-Bauer, Karolina, Malcher, Agnieszka, Włoczkowska, Olga, Olszewska, Marta, Kurpisz, Maciej Krzysztof. 2021. Evaluation of seminal plasma HSPA2 protein as a biomarker of human spermatogenesis status. In Reproductive biology, 22, 100597. doi:10.1016/j.repbio.2021.100597. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34959194/
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
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