Communications Biology (Dec 2021)

NEIL1 and NEIL2 DNA glycosylases modulate anxiety and learning in a cooperative manner in mice

  • Gunn A. Hildrestrand,
  • Veslemøy Rolseth,
  • Nicolas Kunath,
  • Rajikala Suganthan,
  • Vidar Jensen,
  • Anna M. Bugaj,
  • Marion S. Fernandez-Berrocal,
  • Sunniva B. Sikko,
  • Susanne Vetlesen,
  • Anna Kuśnierczyk,
  • Ann-Karin Olsen,
  • Kristine B. Gützkow,
  • Alexander D. Rowe,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Olve Moldestad,
  • Monica D. Syrstad,
  • Geir Slupphaug,
  • Lars Eide,
  • Arne Klungland,
  • Pål Sætrom,
  • Luisa Luna,
  • Jing Ye,
  • Katja Scheffler,
  • Magnar Bjørås

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02864-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Gunn Hildrestrand, Veslemøy Rolseth, and Nicolas Kunath et al. examine mice lacking the NEIL1 and NEIL2 DNA glycosylases involved in base excision repair. Their results suggest that loss of both NEIL1 and NEIL2 dysregulates genes relevant to synaptic function and modulates behavior in mice.