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M_MECP2_26_OE_HE_NEURON-WB
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Phenotypic Profile
Category Entity Quantity Experimental Paradigm Age at Testing
Motor phenotype Motor coordination and balance1
Decreased
Description: Decreased motor coordination demonstrated by less time spent on the rotarod
Exp Paradigm: Rotarod test

Accelerating rotarod test Unreported
Neurophysiology Synaptic plasticity1
Decreased
Description: Decreased synaptic plasticity demonstrated by attenuated hfs-induced ltp in hippocampal slices
Exp Paradigm: Fepsp recordings of hippocampal slices of the schaffer-collateral pathway using hfs

Field potential recordings 8-12 weeks
Neurophysiology Presynaptic function: paired-pulse facilitation1
Decreased
Description: Decreased paired pulse faciliation
Exp Paradigm: Response to two pulses separated by varying interstimulus intervals and taking the ratio

Field potential recordings 8-12 weeks
Developmental profile Size/growth1
Decreased
Description: Decreased body weight
Exp Paradigm: General observations

General observations Unreported
Emotion Anxiety1
Increased
Description: Increased anxiety demonstrated by more time spent in dark side vs. light side
Exp Paradigm: Dark/light box test

Light-dark exploration test Unreported
Emotion Anxiety1
Increased
Description: Increased anxiety demonstrated by less time spent in center, more time in closed arms, and less time in open arms
Exp Paradigm: Elevated plus maze test

Elevated plus maze test Unreported
Learning & memory Cued or contextual fear conditioning1
Increased
Description: Increased cued conditioning anamolies demonstrated by increased freezing response in both context and cue fear conditioning
Exp Paradigm: Cued/contextual fear-conditioning paradigm

Fear conditioning test Unreported
Learning & memory Cognitive flexibility: associative learning1
Decreased
Description: Decreased associative learning demonstrated by impaired extinction of freezing behavior to cue
Exp Paradigm: Cue conditioning training during extinction training

Fear conditioning test Unreported
Learning & memory Object recognition memory1
Decreased
Description: Decreased novel object recognition memory demonstratedy by significantly less time spend with object
Exp Paradigm: Novel object recognition test

Novel object recognition test Unreported
Molecular profile Protein expression level evidence1
Increased
Description: Increased mecp2 within specific subregions of hippocampus
Exp Paradigm: Mecp2 protein expression

Immunohistochemistry Unreported
Molecular profile Protein expression level evidence1
Increased
Description: Increased expression of mecp2 protein in caudate-putamen, frontal cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum
Exp Paradigm: Mecp2 protein expression

Western blot Unreported
Motor phenotype General locomotor activity1 No change Home cage behavior Unreported
Neurophysiology Synaptic transmission1 No change Field potential recordings 8-12 weeks
Not Reported: Circadian sleep/wake cycle,  Communications,  Immune response,  Maternal behavior,  Neuroanatomy / ultrastructure / cytoarchitecture,  Physiological parameters,  Repetitive behavior,  Seizure,  Sensory,  Social behavior,  
 
References: 1:  Na ES , et al. 2012
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