CD4 expression controls epidermal stem cell balance by Nadine Brandes, Heidi Hahn, Anja Uhmann

“…Wound healing studies furthermore show that the progeny of CD4+ epidermal cells accumulates at wound sites. Finally, using CD4 knockout mice we demonstrate that CD4 expression is essential for maintaining fast-cycling epidermal stem cells during homeostasis and that CD4 loss mitigates the age-related decline in wound repair capacity. …”
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ATP1B3 may promote glioma proliferation and migration through MAPK/NF-KB signaling pathway by Qikang Yan, Quan Sun, Yan Feng, Qingyun Hu, Jinling Zhu

“…The mRNA and protein expression levels of ATP1B3 were significantly decreased after knockout, and the proliferation, migration and invasion ability of cells in knockout group were significantly lower than those in control group, with statistical difference. …”
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RNA helicase MOV10 suppresses fear memory and dendritic arborization and regulates microtubule dynamics in hippocampal neurons by Temirlan Shilikbay, Aatiqa Nawaz, Megan Doon, Stephanie Ceman

“…Results We generated a brain-specific knockout mouse (Mov10 Deletion) with greatly reduced MOV10 expression in cortex and hippocampus. …”
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Lactoferrin alleviates the adverse effects of early-life inflammation on depression in adults by regulating the activation of microglia by Wenli Wang, Qin An, Yunxia Zou, Yunping Dai, Qingyong Meng, Yali Zhang

“…Lactation LF-deficient mice were established by nursing wild-type mice using LF systemic knockout mother mice. Additionally, 14-day-old mice were injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress when they reached 6 weeks of age. …”
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The autophagy component LC3 regulates lymphocyte adhesion via LFA1 transport in response to outside-in signaling by Naoyuki Kondo, Yuko Mimori-Kiyosue, Keizo Tokuhiro, Giuseppe Pezzotti, Tatsuo Kinashi

“…LFA1 clusters co-trafficked with LC3, facilitating LFA1 accumulation at the contact surface. LC3b knockout decreased lymphocyte adhesiveness. LFA1 activation did not induce autophagy, whereas it increased mTOR and AMPK activity. …”
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Trichostatin A suppresses hearing loss by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation in an Alport syndrome model. by Yoon Seok Nam, Eun-Ji Gi, Yoo-Seung Ko, Sungsu Lee, Hyong-Ho Cho

“…We investigated the effect of Trichostatin A (TSA), an HDACi, to assess its potential to inhibit hearing deterioration in AS. Col4a3 knockout (KO) mice were treated with TSA at 3 weeks of age, and hearing levels were measured using auditory brainstem response (ABR). …”
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Alpha-actinin-4-mediated FSGS: an inherited kidney disease caused by an aggregated and rapidly degraded cytoskeletal protein. by June Yao, Tu Cam Le, Claudine H Kos, Joel M Henderson, Phillip G Allen, Bradley M Denker, Martin R Pollak

“…Comparison of the phenotype in wild-type, heterozygous, and homozygous Actn4 "knockin" and "knockout" mice, together with our in vitro data, suggests that the phenotypes in mice and humans involve both gain-of-function and loss-of-function mechanisms.…”
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Using insecticidal compounds to elucidate the potential role of neurotransmitters in Lepidoptera pupal ecdysis by Niranjana Krishnan, Cassandra Gorman, Jillian Stewart, Steven Bradbury, Russell Jurenka

“…An analysis of ecdysis movements showed that neonicotinoid-treated lepidopteran larvae exhibited similar disruptions as observed in CCAP neuron-knockout Drosophila larvae. Based on findings to date, we hypothesize that acetylcholine regulates lepidopteran pupal ecdysis directly through CCAP neurons or by activating their upstream efferent inhibitory (likely GABA-releasing) neurons. …”
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PfFBXO1 is essential for inner membrane complex formation in Plasmodium falciparum during both asexual and transmission stages by Sreelakshmi K. Sreenivasamurthy, Carlos Gustavo Baptista, Christopher M. West, Ira J. Blader, Jeffrey D. Dvorin

“…Following inducible knockout of PfFBXO1, parasites undergo abnormal segmentation and karyokinesis, generating inviable daughters. …”
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Identification of mitochondrial carrier homolog 2 as an important therapeutic target of castration-resistant prostate cancer by Yankui Liu, Anjie Chen, Yufan Wu, Jiang Ni, Rong Wang, Yong Mao, Ning Sun, Yuanyuan Mi

“…Using genetic silencing via shRNA and knockout (KO) through the CRISPR-sgRNA approach, we showed that the depletion of MTCH2 impaired mitochondrial function, resulting in a reduced oxygen consumption rate, diminished complex I activity, and decreased ATP levels, mitochondrial depolarization, and increased reactive oxygen species production in primary CRPC cells. …”
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Modification of the telomerase gene with human regulatory sequences resets mouse telomeres to human length by Fan Zhang, De Cheng, Kenneth I. Porter, Emily A. Heck, Shuwen Wang, Hui Zhang, Christopher J. Davis, Gavin P. Robertson, Jiyue Zhu

“…This modification rescues telomere dysfunction in mTert-knockout mice. Successive intercrosses of Tert h/- mice stabilized telomere length below 10 kb, while Tert h/h mice achieve a human-like average length of 10–12 kb, compared to 50 kb in wildtype mice. …”
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RETRACTED: Palmitic Acid Impedes Extravillous Trophoblast Activity by Increasing MRP1 Expression and Function by Yunali Ashar, Qiuxu Teng, John N. D. Wurpel, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Sandra E. Reznik

“…Finally, in an <i>ABCC1</i> knockout subline of Swan-71 cells, there was a significant increase in invasion and migration functions. …”
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Full-length inhibitor protein is the most effective to perturb human dUTPase activity by Bianka Kőhegyi, Zoé S. Tóth, Enikő Gál, Máté Laczkovich, András Benedek, Beáta G. Vértessy, Kinga Nyíri

“…Abstract It has been demonstrated recently that knockout of the dUTPase enzyme leads to early embryonic lethality in mice. …”
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AMEND 2.0: module identification and multi-omic data integration with multiplex-heterogeneous graphs by Samuel S. Boyd, Chad Slawson, Jeffrey A. Thompson

“…AMEND was applied to two real-world multi-omic datasets: renal cell carcinoma data from The cancer genome atlas and an O-GlcNAc Transferase knockout study. Additional analyses investigate the performance of various subroutines of AMEND on tasks of node ranking and degree bias adjustment. …”
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Using DIMet for Differential Analysis of Labeled Metabolomics Data: A Step-by-step Guide Showcasing the Glioblastoma Metabolism by Johanna Galvis, Joris Guyon, Thomas Daubon, Macha Nikolski

“…To showcase DIMet&#39;s capabilities, we analyzed LDHA/B knockout glioblastoma cell lines compared to controls. …”
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Macrophage MST1 protects against schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by promoting the PPARγ-CD36 pathway and suppressing NF-κB signaling. by Jianyang Li, Xinyuan Cai, Yan Yang, Yulin Mao, Lin Ding, Qian Xue, Xunhao Hu, Yan Huang, Cong Sui, Yuxia Zhang

“…Mice with macrophages-specific Mst1 knockout (termed Mst1△M/△M) mice developed exacerbated liver pathology, characterized by larger egg-induced granulomas, and increased fibrosis post infection. …”
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Muscarinic cannabinoid suppression of excitation, a novel form of coincidence detection by Michaela Dvorakova, Ken Mackie, Alex Straiker

“…Its induction is blocked by CB1 and muscarinic M3/M5 receptor antagonists and is absent in CB1 receptor knockout neurons. Notably, once it is established, inhibition is reversed by a CB1, but not a muscarinic, antagonist, suggesting that the inhibition occurs via persistent activation of CB1 receptors. …”
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Endothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling by Yong-Eun Kim, Minseong Kim, Sunwhi Kim, Raham Lee, Yusuke Ujihara, Esther Magdalena Marquez-Wilkins, Yong-Hui Jiang, Esther Yang, Hyun Kim, Changhoon Lee, Changwon Park, Il Hwan Kim

“…Endothelium-specific Shank3 (eShank3) knockout (KO) neonatal mice exhibit male-specific BBB-hyperpermeability, reduced neuronal excitability, and impaired ultra-sonic communications. …”
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O-GlcNAc transferase mediates O-GlcNAcylation of NLRP3 regulates pyroptosis in spinal cord injury by Zhichao Zeng, Xuqiang Liao, Xinjian Zhao

“…We verified the endogenous and exogenous interactions between NLRP3 and OGT. Importantly, knockout of OGT mitigated the progression of SCI in an animal model, suggesting a protective role of OGT inhibition in SCI. …”
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Acid sphingomyelinase modulates anxiety-like behavior likely through toll-like receptor signaling pathway by Huiqi Yuan, Yanan Xu, Hailun Jiang, Meizhu Jiang, Luofei Zhang, Shifeng Wei, Cao Li, Zhigang Zhao

“…In the present study, we employed Asm-knockout (Asm KO) mice to investigate the association between Asm and anxiety using behavioral tests, RNA sequencing, q-PCR, immunohistochemical staining, and other methods. …”
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