Increased fearfulness of Fyn tyrosine kinase deficient mice

Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1994 Nov;27(1):179-82. doi: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)90201-1.

Abstract

Fyn-deficient mice were produced by inserting the beta-galactosidase gene (lacZ) into the fyn gene locus. The homozygously Fyn kinase-deficient (fynz/fynz) mice exhibited stronger light aversion in the light-dark choice test and higher fear-response scores in the novelty preference and passive avoidance tests than did the heterozygously Fyn-deficient (+/fynz) mice. These results indicate that fynz/fynz mice are hyperresponsive to fear-inducing stimuli.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Exploratory Behavior / physiology*
  • Fear / physiology*
  • Light
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Insertional
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / deficiency*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / deficiency*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / physiology
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Fyn protein, mouse
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn