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eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Bessie Liu ◽  
Ambika Tewari ◽  
Johnny Salameh ◽  
Elena Arystarkhova ◽  
Thomas G Hampton ◽  
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A new mutant mouse (lamb1t) exhibits intermittent dystonic hindlimb movements and postures when awake, and hyperextension when asleep. Experiments showed co-contraction of opposing muscle groups, and indicated that symptoms depended on the interaction of brain and spinal cord. SNP mapping and exome sequencing identified the dominant causative mutation in the Lamb1 gene. Laminins are extracellular matrix proteins, widely expressed but also known to be important in synapse structure and plasticity. In accordance, awake recording in the cerebellum detected abnormal output from a circuit of two Lamb1-expressing neurons, Purkinje cells and their deep cerebellar nucleus targets, during abnormal postures. We propose that dystonia-like symptoms result from lapses in descending inhibition, exposing excess activity in intrinsic spinal circuits that coordinate muscles. The mouse is a new model for testing how dysfunction in the CNS causes specific abnormal movements and postures.


2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Steuber ◽  
Nathan W. Schultheiss ◽  
R. Angus Silver ◽  
Erik De Schutter ◽  
Dieter Jaeger

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Luthman ◽  
Rod Adams ◽  
Neil Davey ◽  
Reinoud Maex ◽  
Volker Steuber

2009 ◽  
Vol 1164 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Straube ◽  
Werner Scheuerer ◽  
Farrel R. Robinson ◽  
Thomas Eggert

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