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Abstract
The type 1 adenylyl cyclase (AC1) is an activity-dependent, calcium-stimulated adenylyl cyclase expressed in the nervous system that is implicated in memory formation. We examined the locomotor activity, and impulsive and social behaviors of AC1+ mice, a transgenic mouse strain overexpressing AC1 in the forebrain. Here we report that AC1+ mice exhibit hyperactive behaviors and demonstrate increased impulsivity and reduced sociability. In contrast, AC1 and AC8 double knock-out mice are hypoactive, and exhibit increased sociability and reduced impulsivity. Interestingly, the hyperactivity of AC1+ mice can be corrected by valproate, a mood-stabilizing drug. These data indicate that increased expression of AC1 in the forebrain leads to deficits in behavioral inhibition.
Department
Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
Publication Date
1-7-2015
Journal Title
Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Society for Neuroscience
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Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Chen X, Cao H, Saraf A, Zweifel LS, Storm DR. Overexpression of the type 1 adenylyl cyclase in the forebrain leads to deficits of behavioral inhibition. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 2015;35(1):339-51. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2478-14.2015. PubMed PMID: 25568126; PubMed CentralPMCID: PMC4287152.
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This is an article published by Society for Neuroscience in Journal of Neuroscience in 2015, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2478-14.2015