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ArticlePrion2014

Behavioral abnormalities in prion protein knockout mice and the potential relevance of PrP(C) for the cytoskeleton.

Matthias Schmitz, Saima Zafar, Christopher J Silva, Inga Zerr

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Article in Prion, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Matthias Schmitza Department of Neurology ; University Medical Center Göttingen, and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) ; Göttingen , Germany.
Saima Zafar
Christopher J Silva
Inga Zerr
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEWestern Regional Research Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) is a highly conserved protein, which is anchored to the outer surface of the plasma membrane. Even though its physiological function has already been investigated in different cell or mouse models where PrP(C) expression is either upregulated or depleted, its exact physiological role in a mammalian organism remains elusive. Recent studies indicate that PrP(C) has multiple functions and is involved in cognition, learning, anxiety, locomotion, depression, offensive aggression and nest building behavior. While young animals (3 months of age) show only marginal abnormalities, most of the deficits become apparent as the animals age, which might indicate its role in neurodegeneration or neuroprotection. However, the exact biochemical mechanism and signal transduction pathways involving PrP(C) are only gradually becoming clearer. We report the observations made in different studies using different Prnp0/0 mouse models and propose that PrP(C) plays an important role in the regulation of the cytoskeleton and associated proteins. In particular, we showed a nocodazole treatment influenced colocalization of PrP(C) and α tubulin 1. In addition, we confirmed the observed deficits in nest building using a different backcrossed Prnp0/0 mouse line.

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Behavior, AnimalAnimalsBrainCrosses, GeneticCytoskeletonGene Expression RegulationMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeurodegenerative DiseasesNocodazolePhenotypePrionsPrPC ProteinsSignal TransductionTubulinNocodazolePrionsPrPC ProteinsTubulinagingbehaviorcellular prion proteincytoskeletonEPM, elevated plus mazeFC, fear conditioningFST, forced-swimming testNOR, novel object recognitionOF, open fieldTST, tail suspension testtubulin

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PMID25517431
PMCPMC4601510
OpenAlexW2050396172

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