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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:6270171
Allelic
Composition
Tg(Camk2a-Polg*D181A)BTkato/0
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Tg(Camk2a-Polg*D181A)BTkato
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phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• mice weigh about 10% less than controls, however there is no difference in food intake per body weight suggesting that lower weight is due to reduced food intake

behavior/neurological
N
• 22-29 week old males exhibit normal motor coordination and normal fatigue resistance in the rotarod and treadmill tests
• 18-27 week old males show normal ambulatory activity in the open field test, normal grooming, rearing, jumping, defecation and urination, and normal behavior in the elevated plus-maze test, no differences in the immobility time in the forced swimming test, in the novel-object recognition test, and in conditioned fear learning test
• 21-28 week old males eat less than wild-type mice
• mice exhibit increased freezing in the conditioning phase of the fear-learning test but no other differences in this test
• the amplitude of the acoustic startle response is increased in 18-27 week old males
• total wheel running activity is decreased
• mice exhibit altered intra-day activity rhythm, characterized by prolonged activity duration such as delayed and anticipatory activity; longer duration of activity is accompanied by lower intensity of activity
• however, mice do not show impairment in the circadian clock machinery
• chronic treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant, amitriptyline, induces manic switch-like behavior in some mice and worsens the distorted day-night rhythm; mice continue to show increased activity after termination of treatment indicating long-lasting influence of the drug
• females exhibit estrous cycle-associated fluctuation in wheel-running activity that is most prominent around 30-40 weeks after birth and disappears over 60 weeks of age
• lithium treatment improves the periodic activity change associated with the estrous cycle in females and the distorted day-night rhythm, but has no effect on the level of wheel-running activity

homeostasis/metabolism
• 22-32 week old males exhibit increased dopamine (DA) levels in the hippocampus and decreased DA levels in the amygdala
• dopamine levels, assessed by 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)/DA or homovanillic acid (HVA/DA) ratios, are increased in the amygdala and decreased in the hippocampus of 22-32 week old males
• 22-32 week old males exhibit decreased noradrenaline levels
• 22-32 week old males exhibit a 67% and 86% decrease in serotonin (5-HT) levels in the amygdala and hippocampus, respectively
• serotonin turnover is increased in the amygdala and hippocampus of 22-32 week old males

cellular
• mice exhibit mtDNA defects in the brain, with 68 week old mice showing deleted mtDNAs of about 2 kb
• small mtDNAs accumulate first in the hippocampus and cortex at 17 weeks of age

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
bipolar disorder DOID:3312 J:127895
mood disorder DOID:3324 J:127895


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last database update
03/19/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory