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A second X chromosome improves cognition in aging male and female mice

Marino, F.; Wang, D.; Merrihew, G. E.; MacCoss, M. J.; Dubal, D.

2024-07-26 neuroscience
10.1101/2024.07.26.605328 bioRxiv
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Women show resilience to cognitive aging, in the absence of dementia, in many populations. To dissect sex differences, we utilized the FCG and XY*mouse models. Female gonads and sex chromosomes improved cognition in aging mice of both sexes. Further, presence of a second X in male and female mice conferred cognitive resilience while its absence in females blocked it. In the hippocampal proteome of aging female mice, the second X increased proteins involved in synaptogenesis signaling - a potential pathway to improved cognition.

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