title: Biochemical study on the brain of the macular mutant mouse as a model of Menkes' kinky hair disease.
abstract: The wet weights, contents of DNA, RNA and protein and 2', 3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP) activities were examined in the cerebrum, brain stem and cerebellum from macular mutant mouse, as a model animal for Menkes' kinky hair disease (MKHD). The DNA, RNA and protein contents in the cerebellum from macular hemizygous males (Ml/y) were affected to a much greater extent than those in the cerebrum and the brain stem. This suggests that the main affected part of the brain in Ml/y mouse is the cerebellum. CNP activities in the Ml/y mouse showed a significant decrease in every part of the brain after day 10. This finding may coincide with the changes in myelination in human MKHD.
mesh_terms: D015087:2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D007706:Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D015087:2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases