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MGI Accession ID: MGI:1196191
J Number: J:45851
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Title: Generation of APLP2 KO mice and early postnatal lethality in APLP2/APP double KO mice.
Authors: von Koch CS; Zheng H; Chen H; Trumbauer M; Thinakaran G; van der Ploeg LH; Price DL; Sisodia SS
Journal: Neurobiol Aging
Volume: 18
Issue: 6
Date: 1997 Nov-Dec
Year: 1997
Pages: 661-9
Review Status: Peer Reviewed
Abstract:
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a member of a larger gene family including amyloid precursor-like proteins (APLP), APLP2 and APLP1. To examine the function of APLP2 in vivo, we generated APLP2 knockout (KO) mice. They are of normal size, fertile, and appear healthy up to 22 months of age. We observed no impaired axonal outgrowth of olfactory sensory neurons following bulbectomy, suggesting against an important role for APLP2 alone in this process. Because APLP2 and APP are highly homologous and may serve similar functions in vivo, we generated mice with targeted APLP2 and APP alleles. Approximately 80% of double KO mice die within the first week after birth, suggesting that APLP2 and APP are required for early postnatal development. The surviving approximately 20% of double KO mice are 20-30% reduced in weight and show difficulty in righting, ataxia, spinning behavior, and a head tilt, suggesting a deficit in balance and/or strength. Adult double KO mice mate poorly, despite apparent normal ovarian and testicular development. Otherwise, double KO mice appear healthy up to 13 months of age. We conclude, that APLP2 and APP can substitute for each other functionally.
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