In brain, the highest levels of Ciz1 expression were found in cerebellum.
Ciz1 knock-out mice on the C57BL/6J background did not manifest dystonia.
Ciz1 knock-out mice showed impaired performance on the rotarod and raised-beam task.
NF-κB was a major hub for up-regulated genes in Ciz1 knock-out mouse cerebellum.
TCF7L2 was a major hub for down-regulated genes in Ciz1 knock-out mouse cerebellum.