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Salminen, A.V. ; Garrett, L. ; Schormair, B. ; Rozman, J. ; Giesert, F. ; Niedermeier, K.M. ; Becker, L. ; Rathkolb, B. ; Rácz, I. ; Klingenspor, M.* ; Klopstock, T.* ; Wolf, E.* ; Zimmer, A.* ; Gailus-Durner, V. ; Torres, M.* ; Fuchs, H. ; Hrabě de Angelis, M. ; Wurst, W. ; Hölter, S.M. ; Winkelmann, J.

Meis1 effects on motor phenotypes and the sensorimotor system in mice.

Dis. Model. Mech. 10, 981-991 (2017)
Verlagsversion Postprint DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
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MEIS1 is a developmental transcription factor linked to restless legs syndrome (RLS) in genome-wide association studies. RLS is a movement disorder leading to severe sleep reduction and with significant impact on the quality-of-life of patients. In genome-wide association studies, MEIS1 has consistently been the gene with the highest effect size and functional studies suggest a disease-relevant downregulation. Therefore, haploinsufficiency of Meis1 could be the most potential system for modeling RLS in animals. We used heterozygous Meis1 knock-out mice to study the effects of Meis1 haploinsufficiency on mouse behavioral and neurological phenotypes, and to relate the findings to human RLS. We exposed the Meis1-deficient mice to assays of motor, sensorimotor and cognitive ability and assessed the effect of a dopaminergic receptor 2/3 agonist commonly used in the treatment of RLS. The mutant mice showed a pattern of circadian hyperactivity, compatible with human RLS. Moreover, we discovered a replicable prepulse inhibition (PPI) deficit in the Meis1-deficient animals. In addition, these mice were hyposensitive to the PPI-reducing effect of the dopaminergic receptor agonist, highlighting a role of Meis1 in the dopaminergic system. Other reported phenotypes include enhanced social recognition at an older age that was not related to alterations in adult olfactory bulb neurogenesis previously shown to be implicated in this behavior. In conclusion, the Meis1-deficient mice fulfill some of the hallmarks of an RLS animal model, and revealed the role of Meis1 in sensorimotor gating and in the dopaminergic systems modulating it.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Meis1 ; Mouse Model ; Pramipexole ; Prepulse Inhibition ; Restless Legs Syndrome ; Sensorimotor System; Restless Legs Syndrome; Genome-wide Association; Prepulse Inhibition; Expression Levels; Risk; Genes; Sleep; Pathophysiology; Homeoproteins; Neurogenesis
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1754-8403
e-ISSN 1754-8411
Zeitschrift Disease Models and Mechanisms
Quellenangaben Band: 10, Heft: 8, Seiten: 981-991 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Company of Biologists
Verlagsort Cambridge
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Neurogenomics (ING)
Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)
Institute of Experimental Genetics (IEG)