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ArticleScientific reports2016

Identification of Multiple QTLs Linked to Neuropathology in the Engrailed-1 Heterozygous Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease.

Zuzanna Kurowska, Michael Jewett, Per Ludvik Brattås, Itzia Jimenez-Ferrer, Xuyian Kenéz, Tomas Björklund, Ulrika Nordström, Patrik Brundin, Maria Swanberg

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zuzanna KurowskaNeurodegeneration and Inflammation Genetics Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Michael JewettNeurodegeneration and Inflammation Genetics Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Per Ludvik BrattåsNeurodegeneration and Inflammation Genetics Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Itzia Jimenez-FerrerNeurodegeneration and Inflammation Genetics Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Xuyian KenézNeurodegeneration and Inflammation Genetics Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Tomas BjörklundMolecular Neuromodulation Unit, Lund University, Biomedical Center A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Ulrika NordströmDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Byggnad 6M NUS, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Patrik BrundinLaboratory of Translational Parkinson's Disease Research, Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, 333 Bostwick Ave, N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Maria SwanbergNeurodegeneration and Inflammation Genetics Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Lund University · SEUmeå University · SEVan Andel Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease are attributed to degeneration of midbrain dopaminergic neurons (DNs). Heterozygosity for Engrailed-1 (En1), one of the key factors for programming and maintenance of DNs, results in a parkinsonian phenotype featuring progressive degeneration of DNs in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), decreased striatal dopamine levels and swellings of nigro-striatal axons in the SwissOF1-En1+/- mouse strain. In contrast, C57Bl/6-En1+/- mice do not display this neurodegenerative phenotype, suggesting that susceptibility to En1 heterozygosity is genetically regulated. Our goal was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that regulate the susceptibility to PD-like neurodegenerative changes in response to loss of one En1 allele. We intercrossed SwissOF1-En1+/- and C57Bl/6 mice to obtain F2 mice with mixed genomes and analyzed number of DNs in SNpc and striatal axonal swellings in 120 F2-En1+/- 17 week-old male mice. Linkage analyses revealed 8 QTLs linked to number of DNs (p = 2.4e-09, variance explained = 74%), 7 QTLs linked to load of axonal swellings (p = 1.7e-12, variance explained = 80%) and 8 QTLs linked to size of axonal swellings (p = 7.0e-11, variance explained = 74%). These loci should be of prime interest for studies of susceptibility to Parkinson's disease-like damage in rodent disease models and considered in clinical association studies in PD.

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Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsDopaminergic NeuronsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeterozygoteHomeodomain ProteinsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuropathologyParkinson DiseaseQuantitative Trait LociSubstantia NigraEn1 protein, mouseHomeodomain Proteins

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