Behavioral Phenotype Analysis
Objective: Characterization of ataxia, dyskinesia, and absence epilepsy phenotypes in adult purky mice with delayed postnatal loss of P/Q-type calcium channels
This is a Behavioral Phenotype Analysis protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 4 procedural steps, 1 materials. Extracted from a 2011 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
mouse • purky mice (conditional Cacna1a knock-in crossed with PCP2-Cre line) • unknown • adult • not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Genetic construct creation • Breeding for Cre-mediated deletion • Phenotypic characterization in adult mice
Primary readouts
- Presence or absence of P/Q-type calcium channel protein
- P/Q-type calcium channel currents
- Spontaneous firing patterns of Purkinje cells
- Neurotransmission function
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Genetic construct creation
Created a novel conditional Cacna1a knock-in mouse by inserting the floxed green fluorescent protein derivative Citrine into the first exon of Cacna1a
Note: This is a genetic engineering step to create the conditional knockout mouse line
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“created a novel conditional Cacna1a knock-in mouse by inserting the floxed green fluorescent protein derivative Citrine into the first exon of Cacna1a”
Breeding for Cre-mediated deletion
Crossed the conditional Cacna1a knock-in mouse with a postnatally expressing PCP2-Cre line to achieve delayed Purkinje cell gene deletion within the cerebellum and sparsely in forebrain
Note: PCP2-Cre line provides postnatal, cell-type specific expression in Purkinje cells
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“crossed it with a postnatally expressing PCP2-Cre line for delayed Purkinje cell (PC) gene deletion within the cerebellum and sparsely in forebrain”
Phenotypic characterization in adult mice
Examined adult purky mice for neurological deficits including ataxia, dyskinesia, and absence epilepsy phenotypes
Note: Adult purky mice exhibited the full spectrum of neurological deficits seen in mice with genomic Cacna1a ablation
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“adult purky mice exhibited the full spectrum of neurological deficits seen in mice with genomic Cacna1a ablation”
Cellular analysis of Purkinje cells
Analyzed Purkinje cells in purky mice for lack of P/Q-type calcium channel protein and currents, altered spontaneous firing, and impaired neurotransmission
Note: PCs in purky mice lacked P/Q-type calcium channel protein and currents within the first month after birth
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“PCs in purky mice lacked P/Q-type calcium channel protein and currents within the first month after birth, displayed altered spontaneous firing, and showed impaired neurotransmission”