Neuregulin-1 immunoglobulin-like domain mutant mice: clozapine sensitivity and impaired latent inhibition. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Genetic and behavioral studies in humans and mouse mutants have implicated the gene encoding neuregulin-1 (Nrg-1) as a candidate susceptibility gene for schizophrenia. We examined the behavior of mice heterozygous for a mutation in neuregulin-1's immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain (Ig-nrg-1 mice). We found that these animals displayed behaviors related to a schizophrenia-like phenotype, such as clozapine suppression of open-field and running wheel activity and impaired latent inhibition. Contrary to findings with other nrg-1 mutants, Ig-nrg-1 mice did not exhibit significantly elevated locomotion relative to littermate controls. These results suggest that Ig-Nrg-1's contribute to some - but not all - aspects of the schizophrenia-like phenotype of nrg-1 mutants, and further support nrg-1 as a candidate gene for schizophrenia.

published proceedings

  • Neuroreport

author list (cited authors)

  • Rimer, M., Barrett, D. W., Maldonado, M. A., Vock, V. M., & Gonzalez-Lima, F.

citation count

  • 105

complete list of authors

  • Rimer, Mendell||Barrett, Douglas W||Maldonado, Monica A||Vock, Vita M||Gonzalez-Lima, F

publication date

  • February 2005