Odor Fear Conditioning
Objective: To examine the inheritance of parental traumatic exposure by subjecting F0 mice to odor fear conditioning before conception and measuring behavioral sensitivity and neuroanatomical changes in F1 and F2 generations
This is a Odor Fear Conditioning protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 5 procedural steps, 1 materials. Extracted from a 2013 paper published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Study window
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Core workflow
F0 Odor Fear Conditioning • F1 and F2 Generation Behavioral Testing • Neuroanatomical Analysis
Primary readouts
- Behavioral sensitivity to F0-conditioned odor in F1 and F2 generations
- Behavioral sensitivity to non-conditioned odors in F1 and F2 generations
- Neuroanatomical representation of Olfr151 pathway
- CpG methylation patterns in Olfr151 gene in sperm DNA
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F0 Odor Fear Conditioning
F0 mice were subjected to odor fear conditioning before conception using acetophenone as the conditioned odor stimulus
Note: Conditioning performed on F0 generation prior to mating
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“We subjected F0 mice to odor fear conditioning before conception”
F1 and F2 Generation Behavioral Testing
Subsequently conceived F1 and F2 generations were tested for behavioral sensitivity to the F0-conditioned odor (acetophenone) and other odors
Note: Behavioral sensitivity measured in naive offspring without prior conditioning
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“subsequently conceived F1 and F2 generations had an increased behavioral sensitivity to the F0-conditioned odor, but not to other odors”
Neuroanatomical Analysis
Enhanced neuroanatomical representation of the Olfr151 pathway was examined in F1 and F2 generations
Note: Neuroanatomical changes complemented behavioral sensitivity findings
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“the behavioral sensitivity of the F1 and F2 generations to acetophenone was complemented by an enhanced neuroanatomical representation of the Olfr151 pathway”
Sperm DNA Bisulfite Sequencing
Bisulfite sequencing was performed on sperm DNA from conditioned F0 males and F1 naive offspring to examine CpG methylation patterns in the Olfr151 gene
Note: Analysis revealed CpG hypomethylation in the Olfr151 gene
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“Bisulfite sequencing of sperm DNA from conditioned F0 males and F1 naive offspring revealed CpG hypomethylation in the Olfr151 gene”
In Vitro Fertilization and Cross-Fostering Studies
In vitro fertilization, F2 inheritance studies, and cross-fostering experiments were conducted to determine the route of transgenerational inheritance
Note: These experiments demonstrated that transgenerational effects are inherited via parental gametes
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“In addition, in vitro fertilization, F2 inheritance and cross-fostering revealed that these transgenerational effects are inherited via parental gametes”