Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2
Blundell J, Tabuchi K, Bolliger M, Blaiss C, Brose N, Liu X, Südhof T, Powell C. Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2. Genes Brain & Behavior 2009, 8: 114-126. PMID: 19016888, PMCID: PMC2648807, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00455.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalElectroshockGene DeletionInterpersonal RelationsLearningMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsPainPain MeasurementPostural BalanceSocial BehaviorSynapsesConceptsInhibitory synaptic functionInhibitory synaptic punctaAnxiety-like behaviorSynaptic functionInhibitory synapsesSynaptic punctaMutant miceInhibitory synapse numbersPostsynaptic cell adhesion moleculesBehavioral phenotypesSocial interaction deficitsSymmetric synapsesPain sensitivitySynapse numberCell adhesion moleculeNeuroligin-2Global deletionMiceAdhesion moleculesInteraction deficitsMarked increaseSynapsesBehavioral changesSynapse propertiesPuncta