Mutants show increased ambulatory activity, increased repetitive digging, and increased anxiety. Changes in gene expression are also evident, especially in males.
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Primary
Autism-related behaviors in the cyclooxygenase-2-deficient mouse model.
Model Type:
Genetic
Model Genotype:
Homozygous
Mutation:
Ptgs2^Y385F (also known as Ptgs^2tm1.1Fun) mice are a genetic mouse model for selective COX2 (i.e., PTGS2) inactivation, which was created by a targeted point mutation of the Ptgs2 gene, resulting in a Y385F amino acid substitution, which results in the complete inhibition of COX2 activity (Yu et al., 2006).
Allele Type: LOF Knockin
Strain of Origin: Genetic Background: ES Cell Line: Mutant ES Cell Line: Model Source: Jackson Laboratory
Description: Mutants showed an increase in the number of marbles buried compared to controls. moreover, male mutants showed a significant increase in the digging time and female mutants showed a trend towards an increase in the digging time (p=0.068) compared to controls.
Exp Paradigm: NA
Description: Mutants showed a decrease in time spent in chamber containing a novel mouse compared to controls. however, mutants showed no change in time spent sniffing the novel mouse compared to controls.
Exp Paradigm: NA