Regional and strain-specific gene expression mapping in the adult mouse brain

R Sandberg; R Yasuda; D G Pankratz; T A Carter; J A Del Rio; L Wodicka; M Mayford; D J Lockhart; C Barlow

doi:10.1073/pnas.97.20.11038

Regional and strain-specific gene expression mapping in the adult mouse brain

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Sep 26;97(20):11038-43. doi: 10.1073/pnas.97.20.11038.

Authors

R Sandberg¹, R Yasuda, D G Pankratz, T A Carter, J A Del Rio, L Wodicka, M Mayford, D J Lockhart, C Barlow

Affiliation

¹ The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The Laboratory of Genetics, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

Abstract

To determine the genetic causes and molecular mechanisms responsible for neurobehavioral differences in mice, we used highly parallel gene expression profiling to detect genes that are differentially expressed between the 129SvEv and C57BL/6 mouse strains at baseline and in response to seizure. In addition, we identified genes that are differentially expressed in specific brain regions. We found that approximately 1% of expressed genes are differentially expressed between strains in at least one region of the brain and that the gene expression response to seizure is significantly different between the two inbred strains. The results lead to the identification of differences in gene expression that may account for distinct phenotypes in inbred strains and the unique functions of specific brain regions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain / physiology*
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation*
Mice
Organ Specificity
Species Specificity