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ArticleNeurochemical research2019

Analysis of Motor Function in Amyloid Precursor-Like Protein 2 Knockout Mice: The Effects of Ageing and Sex.

Phan H Truong, Giuseppe D Ciccotosto, Roberto Cappai

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Phan H TruongDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Giuseppe D CiccotostoDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Roberto CappaiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia. r.cappai@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9505-8496
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Abstract

The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a member of a conserved gene family that includes the amyloid precursor-like proteins 1 (APLP1) and 2 (APLP2). APP and APLP2 share a high degree of similarity, and have overlapping patterns of spatial and temporal expression in the central and peripheral tissues, in particular at the neuromuscular junction. APP-family knockout (KO) studies have helped elucidate aspects of function and functional redundancy amongst the APP-family members. In the present study, we investigated motor performance of APLP2-KO mice and the effect sex differences and age-related changes have on motor performance. APLP2-KO and WT (on C57Bl6 background) littermates control mice from 8 (young adulthood) to 48 weeks (middle age) were investigated. Analysis of motor neuron and muscle morphology showed APLP2-KO females but not males, had less age-related motor function impairments. We observed age and sex differences in both motor neuron number and muscle fiber size distribution for APLP2-KO mice compared to WT (C57Bl6). These alterations in the motor neuron number and muscle fiber distribution pattern may explain why female APLP2-KO mice have far better motor function behaviour during ageing.

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Age FactorsAgingAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsFemaleMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityMotor NeuronsMuscle, SkeletalSex FactorsSpinal CordAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAplp2 protein, mouseAgeingAmyloid precursor-like proteinAmyloid precursor proteinKnockoutMotor neuronsSex differences

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