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GeneChip expression profiling of Glud1 (glutamate dehydrogenase 1) transgenic mice across age

ABSTRACT: Glud1 (Glutamate dehydrogenase 1) transgenic mice release more excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate to synaptic cleft throughout lifespan. Here we compared transcriptomic profiles of these animals to their wild-type counterparts across 5 ages. The hippocampus was used for the analysis. Longitudinal studies of Glud1 transgenic and wide-type mice across 5 age points: 10 days post birth, 4.5 mo, 9 mo, 14.5 mo, and 20 mo.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Xinkun Wang

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48911 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Gene expression patterns in the hippocampus during the development and aging of Glud1 (Glutamate Dehydrogenase 1) transgenic and wild type mice.

Wang Xinkun X Patel Nilam D ND Hui Dongwei D Pal Ranu R Hafez Mohamed M MM Sayed-Ahmed Mohamed M MM Al-Yahya Abdulaziz A AA Michaelis Elias K EK

BMC neuroscience 20140304

<h4>Background</h4>Extraneuronal levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate in brain rise during aging. This is thought to lead to synaptic dysfunction and neuronal injury or death. To study the effects of glutamate hyperactivity in brain, we created transgenic (Tg) mice in which the gene for glutamate dehydrogenase (Glud1) is over-expressed in neurons and in which such overexpression leads to excess synaptic release of glutamate. In this study, we analyzed whole genome expression in the hippocamp ...[more]

PMID: 24593767

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GeneChip expression profiling of Glud1 (glutamate dehydrogenase 1) transgenic mice across age

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Gene expression patterns in the hippocampus during the development and aging of Glud1 (Glutamate Dehydrogenase 1) transgenic and wild type mice.

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