Gpat4-KO Mouse
一般名
Gpat4-KO
製品ID
S-KO-18766
背景情報
C57BL/6JCya
系統ID
KOCMP-102247-Gpat4-B6J-VA
状況
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製品タイプ
年齢
遺伝子型
性別
数量
標準的な配送方法では、少なくとも3匹のヘテロ接合体キャリアを保証しています。ホモ接合体キャリアや指定された性別の個体の繁殖サービスも利用可能です。
基本情報
系統名
Gpat4-KO
系統ID
KOCMP-102247-Gpat4-B6J-VA
遺伝子名
製品ID
S-KO-18766
遺伝子別名
Agpat6, Tsarg7
遺伝子別名
C57BL/6JCya
NCBI ID
修正
Conventional knockout
染色体
Chr 8
表現型
アプリケーション
--
さらに
系統詳細
EnsemblトランスクリプトID
ENSMUST00000167004
NCBIトランスクリプトID
NM_018743
ターゲット領域
Exon 4
有効領域の大きさ
~0.9 kb
遺伝子研究の概要
Gpat4, glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4, is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane-anchored protein. It is crucial in glycerophospholipid biosynthesis and plays a part in lipid-related metabolic pathways. In plants, land-plant-specific GPATs, including those in the GPAT4/6/8 clade, are central to cutin and suberin monomer biosynthesis [1,3]. In mammals, it is involved in processes like adipogenesis and regulation of fatty acid metabolism [4,5]. Genetic models, such as knockout mice, have been valuable in studying its functions.
In Arabidopsis, the GPAT4/6/8 clade, along with the GPAT5/7 clade, is required for root suberization. GPAT4 has an additive effect with GPAT6 in root suberin biosynthesis and a redundant role with GPAT8 in wax production [1,3]. In mice, Gpat4 global and tissue-specific knockout models have shown that its deficiency in endocardial cells provokes ER stress response, enhances ER-mit communications, and triggers the cGAS-STING pathway, affecting heart development [2]. Gpat4-null pups had growth issues during suckling, and adult mice were protected from high-fat-diet-induced obesity. In brown adipocytes, Gpat4 limits oxidation of exogenous fatty acids [4]. Also, in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, shRNA-mediated knockdown of GPAT4 did not significantly decrease GPAT activity or inhibit lipid accumulation during adipocyte differentiation as much as GPAT3 knockdown, suggesting distinct roles for GPAT4 in adipogenesis [5]. In a high-fat-diet mouse model, hippocampal GPAT4 expression was up-regulated, and it may participate in diet-induced depression through the AMPK/CREB/BDNF pathway [6].
In conclusion, Gpat4 is essential for lipid-related biological processes in both plants and animals. In animals, studies using knockout mouse models have revealed its significance in heart development, obesity-related metabolism, adipogenesis, and the development of obesity-induced depression. These findings contribute to understanding the underlying mechanisms of related diseases and may provide potential targets for intervention.
References:
1. Gully, Kay, Berhin, Alice, De Bellis, Damien, Feussner, Ivo, Nawrath, Christiane. 2024. The GPAT4/6/8 clade functions in Arabidopsis root suberization nonredundantly with the GPAT5/7 clade required for suberin lamellae. In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121, e2314570121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2314570121. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38739804/
2. Zhao, Tianyang, Jin, Kuipei, Wang, Xiaodong, Yang, Hongyuan, Yang, Zhongzhou. 2025. GPAT4 sustains endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis in endocardial cells and safeguards heart development. In Nature communications, 16, 3345. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-58722-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40199910/
3. Zhang, Xuanhao, Gao, Huani, Liu, Yi, Zhao, Huayan, Lü, Shiyou. 2023. Function identification of Arabidopsis GPAT4 and GPAT8 in the biosynthesis of suberin and cuticular wax. In Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology, 339, 111933. doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111933. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38036221/
4. Cooper, Daniel E, Grevengoed, Trisha J, Klett, Eric L, Coleman, Rosalind A. 2015. Glycerol-3-phosphate Acyltransferase Isoform-4 (GPAT4) Limits Oxidation of Exogenous Fatty Acids in Brown Adipocytes. In The Journal of biological chemistry, 290, 15112-20. doi:10.1074/jbc.M115.649970. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25918168/
5. Shan, Dandan, Li, Jian-liang, Wu, Leeying, Gimeno, Ruth E, Cao, Jingsong. 2010. GPAT3 and GPAT4 are regulated by insulin-stimulated phosphorylation and play distinct roles in adipogenesis. In Journal of lipid research, 51, 1971-81. doi:10.1194/jlr.M006304. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20181984/
6. Huang, Yin-Qiong, Wang, Yaofeng, Hu, Keyue, Lin, Shu, Lin, Xia-Hong. 2021. Hippocampal Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferases 4 and BDNF in the Progress of Obesity-Induced Depression. In Frontiers in endocrinology, 12, 667773. doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.667773. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34054732/
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