There are approximately 40 known eukaryotic LIM proteins, so named for the LIM domains they contain. LIM domains are highly conserved cysteine-rich structures containing 2 zinc fingers. Although zinc fingers usually function by binding to DNA or RNA, the LIM motif probably mediates protein-protein interactions. LIM kinase-1 and LIM kinase-2 belong to a small subfamily with a unique combination of 2 N-terminal LIM motifs and a C-terminal protein kinase domain. The protein encoded by this gene is phosphorylated and activated by ROCK, a downstream effector of Rho, and the encoded protein, in turn, phosphorylates cofilin, inhibiting its actin-depolymerizing activity. It is thought that this pathway contributes to Rho-induced reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. At least three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
HAP1 knockout cell lines
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Advantages of HAP1 knockout cell lines
- Easily characterize knockout of your gene-of-interest in a biological context
- Ready-made knockout cell lines are available for all non-essential human genes
- Editing has been confirmed by Sanger sequencing of genomic DNA
- Two independent knockout products for each gene, allowing second-clone analysis if more than one data point is required
Proven models
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Why are HAP1 cells an ideal option for gene-edited cell line models?
Our HAP1 cell line database represents the synergy of two great systems - the amenability of human haploid HAP1s to gene editing and CRISPR-Cas9 technology. HAP1 is a human near-haploid cell line derived from the chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cell line KBM-7. KBM-7 cells were derived from a male patient and lack a Y chromosome. Therefore, haploid HAP1 cells contain a single X chromosome. For more details on how the HAP1 cell line was created and their full genotype, please see the references tab.
HAP1 cell line properties include:
- Sustained growth at single cell dilutions
- Ease of transfection
- Rapid doubling time
- Not selected for ploidy status
- Will have haploid and diploid populations
The majority of commonly used cell lines are diploid or even have more than two copies of any particular allele. When gene editing for loss of function mutations, each allele has to be modified for the phenotype to be expressed. The HAP1 cell line has the advantage of having one copy of each gene meaning you can be sure the edited allele will not be masked by addition alleles. With passaging, HAP1 cells will spontaneously diploidize over time. However, the knockout will not be affected by diploidization as it is a duplication of the edited allele that gives rise to the diploid state.
See our HAP1 publication list to see how the cell line has been applied for a wide range of biological processes and assays, such as DNA damage repair pathway, stress responses, disease modeling as well as antibody validation.
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