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M_NF1_4_KO_HT
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Phenotypic Profile
Category Entity Quantity Experimental Paradigm Age at Testing
Neurophysiology Synaptic plasticity1
Decreased
Description: Impaired long term potentiation in the bla, 50 minutes after tbs stimulation
Exp Paradigm: Whole-cell patch clamp: current-clamp mode in pyramidal cells of the basolateral amygdala (bla); long term potentiation (ltp) using theta burst stimulation

Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Neurophysiology Miniature post synaptic current frequency: excitatory1
Increased
Description: Increased frequency of mepscs
Exp Paradigm: Whole-cell patch clamp: pyramidal neurons of the basolateral amygdala (bla)

Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Neurophysiology Spontaneous post synaptic events: inhibitory currents1
Increased
Description: Increased frequency of sipscs, but no change in amplitude
Exp Paradigm: Whole-cell patch clamp: pyramidal neurons of the basolateral amygdala (bla)

Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Neurophysiology Spontaneous post synaptic events: excitatory currents1
Increased
Description: Increased frequency of sepscs, but no change in amplitude
Exp Paradigm: Whole-cell patch clamp: pyramidal neurons of the basolateral amygdala (bla)

Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Neurophysiology Miniature post synaptic current frequency: inhibitory1
Increased
Description: Increased frequency of mipscs
Exp Paradigm: Whole-cell patch clamp: pyramidal neurons of the basolateral amygdala (bla)

Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Social behavior Social memory1
Decreased
Description: Decreased preference for novel mouse at 24-hour test, although short-term social memory (10-minute test) was not affected
Exp Paradigm: NA

Reciprocal social interaction test Adult
Developmental profile Developmental trajectory2
Increased
Description: Increased rate of tumorigenesis; neurofibrosarcoma, adrenal tumor, pheochromocytoma, myeloid leukemia
Exp Paradigm: Histopathalogical analysis

Histology 27 months
Developmental profile Developmental trajectory2
Increased
Description: Increased rate of tumorigenesis especially onces linked with human disease: neurofibrosarcoma, adrenal tumor, pheochromocytoma, myeloid leukemia
Exp Paradigm: Histopathalogical analysis

Histology 27 months
Molecular profile Protein expression level evidence2
Decreased
Description: Nf1 protein expression approximately halved
Exp Paradigm: Nf1 protein expression

NA Unreported
Molecular profile Loss of heterozygosity (loh)2
Decreased
Description: Loss of wild-type allele
Exp Paradigm: Loss of heterozygosity (loh) analysis

Southern blot Unreported
Molecular profile Protein expression level evidence1
Decreased
Description: Decreased number of adam22 immunoreactive cells in the bla, although no change in number of immunoreactive cells for cap1 or hsp70
Exp Paradigm: Immunohistochemistry: adam22 antibody

Immunohistochemistry Adult
Molecular profile Targeted expression2
Decreased
Description: Decreased nf1 protein expression
Exp Paradigm: Nf1 protein expression

Immunoprecipitation Unreported
Molecular profile Protein expression level evidence1
Abnormal
Description: Altered expression of 73 proteins in neurons from basolateral amygdala, compared to wild type, out of 380 proteins assessed
Exp Paradigm: Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (lc-ms)

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (lc-ms) Adult
Molecular profile Protein phosphorylation1
Increased
Description: Increased number of immunoreactive phospho-erk cells in the basolateral amygdala (bla), compared to wild type, but not in the medial amygdala, 80 minutes after exposure to a novel mouse
Exp Paradigm: Immunohistochemistry: phospho-erk antibodies; reciprocal social interaction test with novel mouse

Immunohistochemistry Adult
Molecular profile Loss of heterozygosity (loh)2
Decreased
Description: Loss of wild-type allele in dna from tumor
Exp Paradigm: Loss of heterozygosity (loh) analysis

Southern blot Unreported
Emotion Anxiety1 No change Elevated plus maze test Adult
Emotion Depression1 No change Forced swim test Adult
Learning & memory Cued or contextual fear conditioning: passive avoidance1 No change Passive avoidance test Adult
Learning & memory Object recognition memory1 No change Novel object recognition test Adult
Molecular profile Gene expression2 No change Northern blot Unreported
Molecular profile Gene expression2 No change Northern blot Unreported
Neurophysiology Miniature post synaptic current amplitude: excitatory1 No change Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Neurophysiology Miniature post synaptic current amplitude: inhibitory1 No change Whole-cell patch clamp 2-3 months
Sensory Olfaction1 No change Olfactory discrimination test Adult
Social behavior Social approach1 No change Reciprocal social interaction test Adult
Not Reported: Circadian sleep/wake cycle,  Communications,  Developmental profile,  Emotion,  Immune response,  Learning & memory,  Maternal behavior,  Motor phenotype,  Neuroanatomy / ultrastructure / cytoarchitecture,  Neurophysiology,  Physiological parameters,  Repetitive behavior,  Seizure,  Sensory,  Social behavior,  
 
References: 1: Molosh AI , et al. 2014 , 2:  Jacks T , et al. 1994
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