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Neurocan is dispensable for brain development

Zhou, Xiao-Hong ; Brakebusch, Cord LU ; Matthies, Henry ; Oohashi, Toshitaka ; Hirsch, Emilio ; Moser, Markus ; Krug, Manfred ; Seidenbecher, Constanze I. ; Boeckers, Tobias M. and Rauch, Uwe LU , et al. (2001) In Molecular and Cellular Biology 21(17). p.5970-5978
Abstract
Neurocan is a component of the extracellular matrix in brain. Due to its inhibition of neuronal adhesion and outgrowth in vitro and its expression pattern in vivo it was suggested to play an important role in axon guidance and neurite growth. To study the role of neurocan in brain development we generated neurocan-deficient mice by targeted disruption of the neurocan gene. These mice are viable and fertile and have no obvious deficits in reproduction and general performance. Brain anatomy, morphology, and ultrastructure are similar to those of wild-type mice. Perineuronal nets surrounding neurons appear largely normal. Mild deficits in synaptic plasticity may exist, as maintenance of late-phase hippocampal long-term potentiation is... (More)
Neurocan is a component of the extracellular matrix in brain. Due to its inhibition of neuronal adhesion and outgrowth in vitro and its expression pattern in vivo it was suggested to play an important role in axon guidance and neurite growth. To study the role of neurocan in brain development we generated neurocan-deficient mice by targeted disruption of the neurocan gene. These mice are viable and fertile and have no obvious deficits in reproduction and general performance. Brain anatomy, morphology, and ultrastructure are similar to those of wild-type mice. Perineuronal nets surrounding neurons appear largely normal. Mild deficits in synaptic plasticity may exist, as maintenance of late-phase hippocampal long-term potentiation is reduced. These data indicate that neurocan has either a redundant or a more subtle function in the development of the brain. (Less)
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Molecular and Cellular Biology
volume
21
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17
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5970 - 5978
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American Society for Microbiology
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  • wos:000170349900026
  • scopus:0034909716
ISSN
0270-7306
DOI
10.1128/MCB.21.17.5970-5978.2001
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Vessel Wall Biology (013212028), Pathology, (Lund) (013030000)
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  author       = {{Zhou, Xiao-Hong and Brakebusch, Cord and Matthies, Henry and Oohashi, Toshitaka and Hirsch, Emilio and Moser, Markus and Krug, Manfred and Seidenbecher, Constanze I. and Boeckers, Tobias M. and Rauch, Uwe and Buettner, Reinhard and Gundelfinger, Eckart D. and Fässler, Reinhard}},
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