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Front Aging Neurosci. 2021 Jun 08;13:651638. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.651638. eCollection 2021.

Map2k5-Deficient Mice Manifest Phenotypes and Pathological Changes of Dopamine Deficiency in the Central Nervous System.

Frontiers in aging neuroscience

Yumeng Huang, Pei Wang, Rodrigo Morales, Qi Luo, Jianfang Ma

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  2. Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
  3. Centro Integrativo de Biologia y Quimica Aplicada (CIBQA), Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile.

PMID: 34168549 PMCID: PMC8217467 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.651638

Abstract

MAP2K5, a member of the MAPK family, is associated with central nervous system disorders. However, neural functional of Map2k5 from animal models were not well examined so far. Here, we established a Map2k5-targeted knockout mouse model to investigate the behavior phenotypes and its underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that female Map2k5 mutant mice manifested decreased circadian-dependent ambulatory locomotion, coordination, and fatigue. Male Map2k5 mutant mice displayed impairment in open field exploration and prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle response (ASR) when compared with wild-type controls. Furthermore, Map2k5 mutant mice showed a decreased dopaminergic cell survival and tyrosine hydroxylase levels in nigrostriatal pathway, indicating a crucial role of MAP2K5 in regulating dopamine system in the central nervous system. In conclusion, this is the first study demonstrating that Map2k5 mutant mice displayed phenotypes by disturbing the dopamine system in the central nervous system, implicating Map2k5 mutant mouse as a promising model for many dopamine related disorders.

Copyright © 2021 Huang, Wang, Morales, Luo and Ma.

Keywords: MAP2K5; Parkinson’s disease; dopamine; mouse model; restless legs syndrome; sensorimotor phenotypes

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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