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In the present paper, the existence and location of the type series of the Japanese dancing mouse or waltzer, Mus wagneri variety rotans Droogleever Fortuyn, 1912, are established, and a lectotype is designated. Available type specimens are measured, and some morphological parameters, sex, and general condition of the specimens are recorded. A literature survey was conducted, and an attempt is made to clarify the position of M. wagneri variety rotans in the taxonomy of Mus. A genetic analysis suggests that the type series of the Japanese dancing mouse represent a crossbred, or derivation of a crossbred, between the original Japanese dancing mouse of Mus musculus molossinus Temminck 1844 origin and European fancy or laboratory mice of Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz & Schwarz, 1943 origin. Much of their genome was replaced and occupied by Mus musculus domesticus type genome, probably through extensive breeding with European mice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The positive effects of prolonged every-other-day (EOD) feeding include decreased body weight and prolonged life span, but also changes in liver metabolism and functions. In the present paper, our aim was to examine the expression of adiponectin (ADIPOQ), leptin, and their receptors (ADIPOR1, ADIPOR2, and LEPR) in the liver tissue of EOD-fed mice in comparison to ad libitum (AL)-treated mice. Methods: After 9 months of EOD treatment, liver tissue was harvested and prepared for analysis. RT-PCR, protein semi-quantitative estimation, and cellular immunolocalization was performed. Results: We noted a decreased expression of leptin in the liver tissue of the EOD male mice in comparison to the AL mice on the protein level. ADIPOQ receptor R1 protein expression was decreased in the liver of EOD-fed male mice, while the expression of ADIPOR2 on the protein level was increased in the EOD animals. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report showing ADIPOQ and leptin immunolocalization in the liver tissue in a dietary regime experiment. Decreases in leptin expression and IL-6 expression in liver tissue and increases in ADIPOR2 expression may be partly responsible for the beneficial effects of EOD treatment in the liver, including the decrease in inflammation. Further studies are needed to establish whether these changes depend on factors like the type of treatment, species, strain, gender, time of treatment, and others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document is a correction notice for an article titled "Collusion of α-Synuclein and Aβ aggravating co-morbidities in a novel prion-type mouse model" published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration. The correction addresses an error in Figure 7A of the original article, where the representative image of a hemibrain was incorrectly labeled. The corrected panel for Figure 7A is provided in the document. The authors emphasize that this correction does not change the conclusions presented in the paper. The correction notice is authored by Grace M. Lloyd, Jess-Karan S. Dhillon, Kimberly-Marie M. Gorion, Cara Riffe, Susan E. Fromholt, Yuxing Xia, Benoit I. Giasson, and David R. Borchelt. [Extracted from the article]

This document is a correction notice for an article titled "Collusion of α-Synuclein and Aβ aggravating co-morbidities in a novel prion-type mouse model" published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration. The correction addresses an error in Figure 7A of the original article, where the representative image of a hemibrain was incorrect. The corrected panel for Figure 7A is provided in the document. The authors emphasize that this correction does not change the conclusions presented in the paper. The document also includes a graph and quantitation of Iba1 percent positivity in different brain regions. The authors apologize for any confusion caused by the error. [Extracted from the article]