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Btbd3 expression regulates compulsive-like and exploratory behaviors in mice
Thompson SL, Welch AC, Ho EV, Bessa JM, Portugal-Nunes C, Morais M, Young JW, Knowles JA, Dulawa SC. Btbd3 expression regulates compulsive-like and exploratory behaviors in mice. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9: 222. PMID: 31501410, PMCID: PMC6733800, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0558-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderKnockout miceCompulsive-like behaviorLimbic cortico-striatoExploratory behaviorThalamo-cortical circuitsMarble-burying testPrimary sensory cortexNeural circuit formationDendritic morphologyImpaired goal-directed behaviorAnterior cingulate cortexGoal-directed behaviorChronic treatmentSpine densityCortico-striatoMediodorsal thalamusDendritic pruningSensory cortexNeonatal developmentAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexCircuit formationPotential risk genesMiceDissecting the roles of β-arrestin2 and GSK-3 signaling in 5-HT1BR-mediated perseverative behavior and prepulse inhibition deficits in mice
Thompson SL, Dulawa SC. Dissecting the roles of β-arrestin2 and GSK-3 signaling in 5-HT1BR-mediated perseverative behavior and prepulse inhibition deficits in mice. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0211239. PMID: 30721232, PMCID: PMC6363181, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPPI deficitsObsessive-compulsive disorderGSK-3 inhibitionΒ-arrestin2Perseverative behaviorInhibitory G protein-coupled receptorsGSK-3 inhibitorsPerseverative locomotor patternsG protein-coupled pathwaySerotonin 1B receptorG protein-coupled receptorsAcute pretreatmentAutism spectrum disorderAcute treatmentKO miceReceptor agonistOpen fieldKnockout miceBehavioral testingBiased ligandsReduced locomotionMiceGSK-3βInhibition deficitsModest reduction
2023
Mice lacking Ptprd exhibit deficits in goal-directed behavior and female-specific impairments in sensorimotor gating
Ho E, Welch A, Thompson S, Knowles J, Dulawa S. Mice lacking Ptprd exhibit deficits in goal-directed behavior and female-specific impairments in sensorimotor gating. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0277446. PMID: 37205689, PMCID: PMC10198499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type DGenome-wide association studiesProtein tyrosine phosphatase familyTyrosine phosphatase familyReceptor type DPhosphatase familyAssociation studiesGenetic studiesCell adhesionPTPRDNest-building behaviorEffect of genotypeSynaptic specificationNeuropsychiatric phenotypesTraitsConstitutive lackKnockout miceKO miceGatingLociBuilding behaviorMicePhenotype
2018
Dlgap1 knockout mice exhibit alterations of the postsynaptic density and selective reductions in sociability
Coba MP, Ramaker MJ, Ho EV, Thompson SL, Komiyama NH, Grant SGN, Knowles JA, Dulawa SC. Dlgap1 knockout mice exhibit alterations of the postsynaptic density and selective reductions in sociability. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 2281. PMID: 29396406, PMCID: PMC5797244, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20610-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research