| 13048 | P70298 | CUX2_MOUSE | Homeobox protein cut-like 2 (Homeobox protein Cux-2) | DISRUPTION PHENOTYPE | Knockout mice show moderately but consistently bigger brains than wild-type animals. Cell density and thickness of upper cortical layers (II-IV) are increased, while there are no differences in neuronal density in layers V and VI (PubMed:18033766). Neurons in layer II-III show simpler morphologies, with a significant decrease in the dendritic length and the number of branches, as well as a severe reduction of dendritic spines density associated with synaptic defects. The working memory is impaired (PubMed:20510857). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18033766, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20510857}. |