2021
Animal Models of COVID-19. I. Comparative Virology and Disease Pathogenesis
Zeiss CJ, Compton S, Veenhuis RT. Animal Models of COVID-19. I. Comparative Virology and Disease Pathogenesis. ILAR Journal 2021, 62: ilab007-. PMID: 33836527, PMCID: PMC8083356, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoVViral sheddingImmune responseSpontaneous modelAnimal modelsDisease pathogenesisSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusChimeric SARS-CoVRole of comorbiditiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicShort-term immune responseWild-type miceSeverity of diseaseOrgan-specific pathologySARS-CoV-2 virusDisease 2019 pandemicAfrican green monkeysTest therapeuticsVaccine approachesNonfatal diseaseTissue involvement
2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat content
2015
Expression of the CTCFL Gene during Mouse Embryogenesis Causes Growth Retardation, Postnatal Lethality, and Dysregulation of the Transforming Growth Factor β Pathway
Sati L, Zeiss C, Yekkala K, Demir R, McGrath J. Expression of the CTCFL Gene during Mouse Embryogenesis Causes Growth Retardation, Postnatal Lethality, and Dysregulation of the Transforming Growth Factor β Pathway. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2015, 35: 3436-3445. PMID: 26169830, PMCID: PMC4561735, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00381-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factor β pathwayHuman vascular malformationsTestis-expressed genesΒ pathwayParalog of CTCFEmbryonic stem cellsTransforming Growth Factor-β PathwayPrior mouse modelsMouse embryogenesisBioinformatics analysisCancer-testis antigensDownstream targetsES cellsPostnatal lethalityCTCFLEmbryogenesis resultsTGFB pathwayGenesStem cellsVascular defectsPathwayExpressionTransgenic miceEye malformationsPhenotype
2014
Hypothalamic prolyl endopeptidase (PREP) regulates pancreatic insulin and glucagon secretion in mice
Kim JD, Toda C, D’Agostino G, Zeiss CJ, DiLeone RJ, Elsworth JD, Kibbey RG, Chan O, Harvey BK, Richie CT, Savolainen M, Myöhänen T, Jeong JK, Diano S. Hypothalamic prolyl endopeptidase (PREP) regulates pancreatic insulin and glucagon secretion in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 11876-11881. PMID: 25071172, PMCID: PMC4136568, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1406000111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucagonGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose IntoleranceHypothalamusIndolesInsulinInsulin SecretionIon ChannelsMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondrial ProteinsPancreasPhosphorylationProlyl OligopeptidasesReceptor, InsulinRecombinant ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesSerine Proteinase InhibitorsThiazolidinesUncoupling Protein 1Ventromedial Hypothalamic NucleusConceptsWild-type miceGlucose intoleranceGlucagon secretionProlyl endopeptidaseHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesWild-type control miceGlucose-induced insulin releaseGlucose-induced insulin secretionEuglycemic clamp studiesAutonomic nervous systemVMH injectionsSympathetic outflowWild-type controlsNorepinephrine levelsGlucagon levelsGlucose toleranceControl miceInsulin levelsCentral infusionPancreatic functionVentromedial nucleusInsulin secretionNeuronal activationGlucose-intolerant phenotypeCentral regulation
2011
Designing Phenotyping Studies for Genetically Engineered Mice
Zeiss CJ, Ward JM, Allore HG. Designing Phenotyping Studies for Genetically Engineered Mice. Veterinary Pathology 2011, 49: 24-31. PMID: 21930803, PMCID: PMC3957214, DOI: 10.1177/0300985811417247.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Progressive aggregation despite chaperone associations of a mutant SOD1-YFP in transgenic mice that develop ALS
Wang J, Farr GW, Zeiss CJ, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Wilson JH, Furtak K, Rutkowski DT, Kaufman RJ, Ruse CI, Yates JR, Perrin S, Feany MB, Horwich AL. Progressive aggregation despite chaperone associations of a mutant SOD1-YFP in transgenic mice that develop ALS. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 1392-1397. PMID: 19171884, PMCID: PMC2631083, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0813045106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleotide exchange factorsIntermediate filament proteinsAbundant cytosolic enzymeChaperone interactionsExchange factorMutant formsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis resultsChaperone associationMotor neuronsRNA hybridizationTransgenic animalsPunctate aggregatesSuperoxide dismutase 1Filament proteinsCytosolic enzymeMisfolded monomersHuman SOD1Predominant expressionSoluble stateBiochemical analysisInsoluble inclusionsDismutase 1Immunoaffinity captureProteinTransgenic mice
2007
Motor deficits and altered striatal gene expression in aphakia (ak) mice
Singh B, Wilson JH, Vasavada HH, Guo Z, Allore HG, Zeiss CJ. Motor deficits and altered striatal gene expression in aphakia (ak) mice. Brain Research 2007, 1185: 283-292. PMID: 17949697, PMCID: PMC3904435, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigra pars compactaMonths of lifeAK miceWT miceParkinson's diseaseMotor performanceStriatal gene expressionDopaminergic denervationNigrostriatal dysfunctionStriatal denervationMotor deficitsPars compactaMotor abnormalitiesAphakia miceMice progressMotor functionStriatal transcriptomeDRD2 expressionPole testWT controlsSemi-quantitative RT-PCRAge groupsMiceRT-PCRTime points