Mouse Models DRPLA Publication

At65QmNES mice

Identification

Causal gene(s)
ATN1
Repeat size or mutation
65Q with alteration of nuclear export signal
Animal model
Mouse

Model Details

Mouse strain / background
C3H/B6
Type of model
transgenic

Transgenic Construct

Transgenic construct: sequence type
Full-length cDNA
Transgenic construct: details
Full-length cDNA of atrophin-1 encoding 65Q and alterations in the nuclear export signal (amino acids 1033-1041) were cloned into an expression plasmid leading to expression of transgenes in CNS neurons
Promoter: gene
PrP
Promoter: species
Mouse

Phenotype

Progression
progressive
Hallmark features
Increased nuclear accumulation and aggregation of mutant atropin-1 in neurons, shorter lifespan, reduced survival, locomotor abnormalities, astrogliosis

Source & Publications

Originating lab / institution
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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