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M_MECP2_5.2_KO_HE
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Phenotypic Profile
Category Entity Quantity Experimental Paradigm Age at Testing
Motor phenotype General locomotor activity3
Decreased
Description: Decreased general locomotor activity as shown by progressive impairement in total distance moved and velocity
Exp Paradigm: Open field test

Open field test Unreported
Motor phenotype Motor coordination and balance4
Decreased
Description: Decreased motor coordination indicated by decreased latency to fall in rotarod test performance
Exp Paradigm: Rotarod test

Accelerating rotarod test 6-8 weeks
Motor phenotype General locomotor activity4
Decreased
Description: Decreased general locomotor activity as indicated by decreased travelled distance
Exp Paradigm: Open field test

Open field test 6-8 weeks
Motor phenotype Motor coordination and balance2
Decreased
Description: Decreased motor coordination and motor learning
Exp Paradigm: Rotarod test

Accelerating rotarod test Unreported
Motor phenotype Clasping reflex4
Increased
Description: Increased hindlimb clasping as observed at as early as 4 weeks old mice (100% hindlimb clasping by 8 weeks old)
Exp Paradigm: General observations in separate cage

General observations 0-14 weeks
Motor phenotype General locomotor activity2
Decreased
Description: Decreased locomotor activity
Exp Paradigm: Open field test

Open field test 9 weeks
Neuroanatomy / Ultrastructure / Cytoarchitecture Brain morphology1
Increased
Description: Increased neuronal density in layers ii/iii and v of the somatosensory and motor cortices
Exp Paradigm: Morphometric analysis with a dxm-1220f system of coronal sections

Histology 4-6 weeks
Neuroanatomy / Ultrastructure / Cytoarchitecture Brain morphology1
Decreased
Description: Decreased number of parvalbumin (pv)-positive cells in cortex
Exp Paradigm: Parvalbumin (pv) immunohistochemistry in somatosensory cortex

Immunohistochemistry Unreported
Neuroanatomy / Ultrastructure / Cytoarchitecture Synaptic morphology1
Decreased
Description: Decreased synaptic maturation in layers ii/iii of somatosensory cortex
Exp Paradigm: Electron microscopy analysis

Electron microscopy P14
Neuroanatomy / Ultrastructure / Cytoarchitecture Brain morphology1
Decreased
Description: Decreased neuronal size of pyramidal cells in layers ii/iii and v of the somatosensory and motor cortices
Exp Paradigm: Morphometric analysis with a dxm-1220f system of coronal sections

Histology 6 weeks
Neuroanatomy / Ultrastructure / Cytoarchitecture Dendritic architecture: spine density1
Decreased
Description: Decreased diameter of apical dendrites in pyramidal neurons; decreased number of dendritic spines; decreased arborization
Exp Paradigm: Golgi-impregnated cortical sections

Golgi-cox staining 2-6 weeks
Neuroanatomy / Ultrastructure / Cytoarchitecture Brain morphology1
Decreased
Description: Decreased cortical thickness in layers ii/iii of somatosensory cortex
Exp Paradigm: Morphometric analysis with a dxm-1220f system of coronal sections

Histology 6 weeks
Neurophysiology Event related potential (erp) in electroencephalography (eeg)2
Abnormal
Description: Abnormal eeg recordings indicated by increased power of high-gamma frequency oscillations
Exp Paradigm: Eeg recordings in awake, freely mobile

Electroencephalogram (eeg) 3 months
Neurophysiology Event related potential (erp) in electroencephalography (eeg)2
Increased
Description: Increased latency of initial positive peak, negative peak and a subsequent second positive peak
Exp Paradigm: Eeg recordings following presentatino of a series of white noise clicks

Electroencephalogram (eeg) 3 months
Neurophysiology Event related potential (erp) in electroencephalography (eeg)2
Decreased
Description: Decreased event-related power in both low and high frequency oscillations
Exp Paradigm: Time frequency analysis on eeg recordings

Electroencephalogram (eeg) 3 months
Developmental profile Mortality/lethality4
Increased
Description: Decreased lifespan (no mice survive at 140 days old)
Exp Paradigm: General observations

General observations 0-4.5 months
Developmental profile Mortality/lethality3
Increased
Description: Decreased life span
Exp Paradigm: General observations

General observations Unreported
Emotion Anxiety2
Decreased
Description: Decreased anxiety indicated by more time spent in open vs. closed arm
Exp Paradigm: Elevated zero maze test

Elevated zero maze test 9 weeks
Learning & memory Cued or contextual fear conditioning2
Decreased
Description: Decreased learning and memory indicated by decreased context-dependent and cue-dependent freezing
Exp Paradigm: Contextual and cued fear-conditioning procedure

Fear conditioning test 10 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3
Decreased
Description: Decreased expression of hap1 and htt in the medulla oblongata, pons, and rostral brain
Exp Paradigm: Hap1/htt mrna expression

Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 8 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3
Decreased
Description: Decreased sgk1 mrna expression in medulla oblongata
Exp Paradigm: Sgk1 mrna expression

Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 8 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3
Decreased
Description: Decreased bdnf mrna expression in medulla oblongata, pons, and rostral brain
Exp Paradigm: Bdnf mrna expression

Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 8 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3
Decreased
Description: Decreased hap1 mrna expression in medulla oblongata
Exp Paradigm: Hap1 mrna expression

Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 8 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3
Abnormal
Description: Decreased expression of hap1 and sgk1; increased expressionof itpr1 in medulla oblongata
Exp Paradigm: Dna microarray

Gene expression microarray 8 weeks
Molecular profile Signaling3
Decreased
Description: Decreased mrna expression of htt, hap1, dctn2, dync1h1, ahi in rostral brain regions
Exp Paradigm: Bdnf neuronal trafficking genes expression

Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 8 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3 No change Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 7.5 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3 No change Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 4 weeks
Molecular profile Gene expression3 No change Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 4 weeks
Neurophysiology Neurotransmitter release: neurotrophins3 No change Quantitative pcr (qrt-pcr) 7.5 weeks
Sensory Hearing2 No change Auditory brainstem response test 4-12 weeks
Not Reported: Circadian sleep/wake cycle,  Communications,  Developmental profile,  Emotion,  Immune response,  Learning & memory,  Maternal behavior,  Molecular profile,  Motor phenotype,  Neuroanatomy / ultrastructure / cytoarchitecture,  Neurophysiology,  Physiological parameters,  Repetitive behavior,  Seizure,  Sensory,  Social behavior,  
 
References: 1: Fukuda T , et al. 2005 , 2: Goffin D , et al. 2011 , 3: Roux JC , et al. 2011 , 4:  Braun S , et al. 2011
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