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(inexhaustive)
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Sept4tg/+(tg)
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Sept4−/−(ko)
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Table 1. Summary of systematic behavioral tests for Sept4Tg/+ (tg) mice in comparison with Sept4−/− (ko) mice (Additional Figure A1)
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General health
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Body weight
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→
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→
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Rectal temperature
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→
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→
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Grip strength
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→
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→
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Hanging persistence
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→
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→
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Light/dark transition test
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Exploratory activity
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Distance traveled in the light chamber
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→
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→
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(Additional Figure A2)
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Light avoidance
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Distance traveled in the dark chamber
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→
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→
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Latency to the first entry to the light chamber
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→
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→
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Time stayed in the light chamber
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→
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→
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Number of transitions between chambers
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→
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→
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Open field test
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Exploratory activity
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Distance traveled
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→*
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→
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(Figure 3)
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Avoidance from open space
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Center time
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→
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→
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Open field test + metamphetamine
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Induced surge of exploratory activity
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Distance traveled
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→*
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↓
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(Figure 4)
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Center time
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→
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N.D.
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Elevated plus maze test
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Exploratory activity
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Distance traveled
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→
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→
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(Additional Figure A3)
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Height avoidance
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Entries into open arms
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↑
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→
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Number of entries
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→
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→
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Time stayed on open arms
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→
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→
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Acoustic startle response
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Startle reflex to loudness
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Ampliture of body motion
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→
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→
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(Additional Figure A4A)
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Prepulse inhibition (PPI) test
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Sensorimotor gating
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Decrement of startle amplitude
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→
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↑
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(Additional Figure A4B)
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Porsolt forced swim test
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Despair-like behavior
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Latency to immobility
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→
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→
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(Additional Figure A5)
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Home cage monitoring
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Diurnal cycle of locomotor activity
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Activity level (distance traveled)
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→ (basal)
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→
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(Figure 5)
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↓(at surges)
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→
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Social interaction test
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Social behavior, anxiety-like behavior
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Distance traveled
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→
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→
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(1 chamber, stranger pair)
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Number of contacts
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→
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→
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(Additional Figure A7)
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Total duration of active contacts
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→
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→
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Mean contact duration
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→
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→
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Total duration of contacts
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→
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→
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Social interaction test
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Social behavior, anxiety-like behavior
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Time spent with novel stranger
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↓(Step 2)
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N.D.
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(3 chamber, 1–2 caged strangers)
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(Figure 6)
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Distance traveled
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↓(Step 2)
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N.D.
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Rota rod test
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Motor coordination/learning
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Latency to fall
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→
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→
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(Additional Figure A6)
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Beam test
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Motor coordination/learning
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Moving speed
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N.D.
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→
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Gait analysis
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Mechanics of limb movement
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Limb positions and timings
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→ (front paw angle)
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N.D.
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(Additional Figure A8)
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↓ (hind paw angle)
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N.D.
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Hot plate test
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Aversive response to noxious stimulus
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Latency to limb withdrawal
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→
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→
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(Additional 1 Figure A9)
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Tail suspension test
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Behavioral despair
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Latency to immobility
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→
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→
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(Additional 1 Figure A10)
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Fear conditioning test
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Fear memory
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Conditioning
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→
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→
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(Additional 1 Figure A11)
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Contextual testing
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→
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→
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Cued test with altered context
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→
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→
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