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CRISPR/Cas9-induced nos2b mutant zebrafish display behavioral abnormalities
Genes, Brain and Behavior ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 , DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12716
Lei Gao 1 , Rachit Penglee 1 , Yajuan Huang 1 , Xinxin Yi 1 , Xiaojie Wang 1 , Liping Liu 1 , Xiaoling Gong 1 , Baolong Bao 1
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The immunomodulatory function of nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) has been extensively studied. However, some behavioral abnormalities caused by its mutations have been found in a few rodent studies, of which the molecular mechanism remains elusive. In this research, we generated nos2b gene knockout zebrafish (nos2bsou2/sou2) using CRISPR/Cas9 approach and investigated their behavioral and molecular changes by doing a series of behavioral detections, morphological measurements, and molecular analyses. We found that, compared with nos2b+/+ zebrafish, nos2bsou2/sou2 zebrafish exhibited enhanced motor activity; additionally, nos2bsou2/sou2 zebrafish were characterized by smaller brain size, abnormal structure of optic tectum, reduced mRNA level of presynaptic synaptophysin and postsynaptic homer1, and altered response to sodium nitroprusside/methylphenidate hydrochloride treatment. These findings will likely contribute to future studies of behavioral regulation.

中文翻译:

CRISPR/Cas9 诱导的 nos2b 突变斑马鱼表现出行为异常

一氧化氮合酶(NOS2)的免疫调节功能已被广泛研究。然而,在一些啮齿动物研究中发现了一些由其突变引起的行为异常,其中分子机制仍然难以捉摸。在这项研究中,我们使用 CRISPR/Cas9 方法生成了 nos2b基因敲除斑马鱼 ( nos2b sou2/sou2 ),并通过进行一系列行为检测、形态测量和分子分析来研究它们的行为和分子变化。我们发现,与nos2b +/+斑马鱼相比,nos2b sou2/sou2斑马鱼表现出增强的运动活动;此外,nos2b sou2/sou2斑马鱼的特点是大脑较小,视顶盖结构异常,突触前突触素和突触后homer1的mRNA水平降低硝普钠/哌醋甲酯治疗的反应改变。这些发现可能有助于未来的行为调节研究。
更新日期:2020-11-16
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