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Phenotypic Characterization of an α4 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Knock-Out Mouse

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Ross, Shelley A., Wong, John Y. F., Clifford, Jeremiah J., Kinsella, Anthony, Massalas, Jim S., Horne, Malcolm K., Scheffer, Ingrid E., Kola, Ismail +3 more·2000·The Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) are present in high abundance in the nervous system (Decker et al., 1995). There are a large number of subunits expressed in the brain that combine to form multimeric functional receptors. We have generated an α4nAChR subunit knock-out line and focus on defining the behavioral role of this receptor subunit. Homozygous mutant mice (Mt) are normal in size, fertility, and home-cage behavior. Spontaneous unconditioned motor behavior revealed an ethogram characterized by significant increases in several topographies of exploratory behavior in Mt relative to wild-type mice (Wt) over the course of habituation to a novel environment. Furthermore, the behavior of Mt in the elevated plus-maze assay was consistent with increased basal levels of anxiety. In response to nicotine, Wt exhibited early reductions in a number of behavioral topographies, under both unhabituated and habituated conditions; conversely, heightened levels of behavioral topographies in Mt were reduced by nicotine in the late phase of the unhabituated condition. Ligand autoradiography confirmed the lack of high-affinity binding to radiolabeled nicotine, cytisine, and epibatidine in the thalamus, cortex, and caudate putamen, although binding to a number of discrete nuclei remained. The study confirms the pivotal role played by the α4 nAChR subunit in the modulation of a number of constituents of the normal mouse ethogram and in anxiety as assessed using the plus-maze. Furthermore, the response of Mt to nicotine administration suggests that persistent nicotine binding sites in the habenulo-interpeduncular system are sufficient to modulate motor activity in actively exploring mice.

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Ross, S. A., Wong, J. Y. F., Clifford, J. J., Kinsella, A., Massalas, J. S., Horne, M. K., Scheffer, I. E., Kola, I., Waddington, J. L., Berkovic, S. F., & Drago, J.
Affiliations
  • Monash University (AU)
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
  • Dublin Institute of Technology (IE)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Monash Medical Centre (AU)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2000-09-01
Volume
20
Issue
17
Pages
6431-6441
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W4320577279
Cited by
204
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Brain Research Foundation
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
  • Epilepsy Society of Australia
  • Higher Education Authority
  • Monash University
  • Epilepsy Society
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Keywords
anxiety, nicotine, ethogram, exploratory behavior, elevated plus maze, thalamus, caudate-putamen

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