Microarray analysis of mouse cerebral cortex from brain-specific Bmal1 knockout and Per1;Per2 double mutant mice at 2 timepoints
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of genetic disruption of the circadian clock on gene expression in the cortex across timepoints. Circadian clock protein regulate many critical aspects of cellular function, and Bmal1 knockout mice develop severe neuroinflammation, suggesting a role for circadian clock gene in brain homeostatic function. We compared brain-specific Bmal1 KO mice (Nestin-Cre;Bmal1(flox/flox) with Per1/2 double mutant mice, in order to assess the effects of deletion of the positive and negative limbs of the core clock. 11mo Cre-, NestinCre+/-;Bmal1(fx/fx), or Per1brdm,Per2brdm mice were entrained to 12h light:dark conditions with lights on at 6am for one month, then placed in constant darkness for 24 hours, after which mice were harvested at 6am (CT6) or 6pm (CT18), still in the dark. Mice were anesthetized in the dark, then perfused briefly with PBS+heparin. The brain was then quickly dissected on a cold surface, and the cerebral cortex flash frozen in liquid nitrogen. Cortex samples were mechanically dissociated with a Qiashredder device, then extracted with chloroform and diluted in 70% ethanol. RNA was extracted using Qiagen RNEasy kit according to manufacturers specifications. cDNAs were chemically labeled with Kreatech ULS RNA labeling kit (Kreatech Diagnostics) and Cy5-labeled cDNAs were hybridized to Agilent Mouse v2 4x44K microarrays (G4846A-026655).
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Erik Musiek
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-7151 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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