[HTML][HTML] Evaluating gene expression in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mouse striatum using RNA-Seq and microarrays

D Bottomly, NAR Walter, JE Hunter, P Darakjian… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
C57BL/6J (B6) and DBA/2J (D2) are two of the most commonly used inbred mouse strains
in neuroscience research. However, the only currently available mouse genome is based …

A comparison of selected quantitative trait loci associated with alcohol use phenotypes in humans and mouse models

CL Ehlers, NAR Walter, DM Dick, KJ Buck… - Addiction …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence for genetic linkage to alcohol and other substance dependence phenotypes in areas
of the human and mouse genome have now been reported with some consistency across …

[HTML][HTML] Dose-dependent effects of chronic alcohol drinking on peripheral immune responses

…, A Raus, A Jankeel, BJK Ligh, NAR Walter… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
It is well established that chronic heavy alcohol drinking (CHD) results in significant organ
damage, increased susceptibility to infections, and poor outcomes following injury. In contrast, …

Mpdz is a quantitative trait gene for drug withdrawal seizures

RL Shirley, NAR Walter, MT Reilly, C Fehr… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
Physiological dependence and associated withdrawal episodes can constitute a powerful
motivational force that perpetuates drug use and abuse. Using robust behavioral models of …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic polymorphisms affect mouse and human trace amine-associated receptor 1 function

X Shi, NAR Walter, JH Harkness, KA Neve… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Methamphetamine (MA) and neurotransmitter precursors and metabolites such as tyramine,
octopamine, and β-phenethylamine stimulate the G protein-coupled trace amine-associated …

Mapping a barbiturate withdrawal locus to a 0.44 Mb interval and analysis of a novel null mutant identify a role for Kcnj9 (GIRK3) in withdrawal from pentobarbital …

LB Kozell, NAR Walter, LC Milner… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Here, we map a quantitative trait locus (QTL) with a large effect on predisposition to barbiturate
(pentobarbital) withdrawal to a 0.44 Mb interval of mouse chromosome 1 syntenic with …

Maternal circulating miRNAs that predict infant FASD outcomes influence placental maturation

…, VHJ Roberts, N Newman, NAR Walter… - Life science …, 2019 - life-science-alliance.org
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), like other pregnancy complications, can result in placental
insufficiency and fetal growth restriction, although the linking causal mechanisms are …

Identifying future drinkers: behavioral analysis of monkeys initiating drinking to intoxication is predictive of future drinking classification

EJ Baker, NAR Walter, A Salo… - Alcoholism: clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background The Monkey Alcohol Tissue Research Resource (MATRR) is a repository and
analytics platform for detailed data derived from well‐documented nonhuman primate (NHP) …

Taar1 gene variants have a causal role in methamphetamine intake and response and interact with Oprm1

AM Stafford, C Reed, H Baba, NAR Walter, JRK Mootz… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.46472.001 We identified a locus on mouse chromosome 10 that accounts for
60% of the genetic variance in methamphetamine intake in mice selectively bred for high …

SNPs matter: impact on detection of differential expression

NAR Walter, SK McWeeney, ST Peters, JK Belknap… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
With the recent completion of the Perlegen–US National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences mouse resequencing project 1, which adds 8 million single nucleotide …