These Homer1 KO mice may be useful for studying the role of HOMER1 on behavioral and neurochemical defects.
Paul Worley, Johns Hopkins University School of Medic
Genetic Background | Generation |
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Allele Type | Gene Symbol | Gene Name |
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Targeted (Null/Knockout) | Homer1 | homer scaffolding protein 1 |
These Homer1 KO mice lack exon 2 of homer homolog 1 (Homer1) gene, abolishing gene expression. HOMER1 is a postsynaptic density scaffolding protein expressed in the central nervous system, as well as skeletal muscle, where it mediates the formation of large macromolecular complexes and regulates group 1 metabotrophic glutamate receptor function. Mice that are homozygous for this allele are viable and fertile. These mice exhibit myopathy characterized by decreased muscle fiber cross-sectional area and decreased skeletal muscle force generation. They display mild somatic growth retardation, poor motor coordination, enhanced sensory reactivity and learning deficits, and an increase in sensitivity to cocaine-induced locomotion and conditioned reward. They also display behavioral and neurochemical abnormalities consistent with the schizophrenia including decreased radial arm maze performance, impaired prepulse inhibition, enhanced behavioral despair, increased anxiety in a novel objects test, enhanced reactivity to novel environments, decreased instrumental responding for sucrose and enhanced methamphetamine-stimulated motor behavior.
A targeting vector was designed to insert a single loxP site upstream of exon 2, and a second loxP site, followed by a frt-flanked neomycin resistance (neo) cassette, downstream of exon 2 of the homer homolog 1 (Homer1) gene. The construct was electroporated into (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl+-derived R1 embryonic stem (ES) cells. Correctly targeted ES cells were injected into blastocysts and resulting chimeric mice were bred to C57BL/6N mice. These mice were bred to C57BL/6N mice for at least 5 generations. These mice also carried a Homer2tm1Mhw KO allele. Upon arrival at The Jackson Laboratory, mice were bred to C57BL/6NJ (Stock No. 005304) for at least one generation to establish the colony. The Homer2tm1Mhw was bred out and is maintained separately as Stock No. 023313.
Allele Name | targeted mutation 1, Marlin H Dehoff |
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Allele Type | Targeted (Null/Knockout) |
Allele Synonym(s) | H1ko |
Gene Symbol and Name | Homer1, homer scaffolding protein 1 |
Gene Synonym(s) | |
Strain of Origin | (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl+ |
Chromosome | 13 |
Molecular Note | One loxP site was inserted 200 bp upstream of exon 2 and an SV40-neo cassette flanked with frt sites and containing an additional loxP site was inserted 700 bp downstream of exon 2. The neomycin insert was subsequently removed by crossing to Flpe transgenic mice after which exon 2 was excised by crossing to CMV-cre transgenic mice. |
When maintaining a live colony, homozygous mice may be bred together.
When using the B6N.129(Cg)-Homer1tm1Mhd/PfwJ mouse strain in a publication, please cite the originating article(s) and include JAX stock #023312 in your Materials and Methods section.
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Service/Product | Description | Price |
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Heterozygous or wild-type for Homer1<tm1Mhd> |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | B6N.129(Cg)-Homer1<tm1Mhd>/PfwJ | $2595.00 |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | B6N.129(Cg)-Homer1<tm1Mhd>/PfwJ | $2595.00 |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | B6N.129(Cg)-Homer1<tm1Mhd>/PfwJ | $3373.50 |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | B6N.129(Cg)-Homer1<tm1Mhd>/PfwJ | $3373.50 |
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