Adult—not adolescent—PDE11A mutant mice exhibit sex-dependent social deficits in select social contexts but not others.
C57BL/6J mice prefer to interact with PDE11A WT mice while PDE11A KO mice prefer to interact with other PDE11A KO mice.
Social isolation decreases PDE11A4 protein and impairs subsequent social behaviors in a PDE11A genotype-dependent manner.
Deletion of PDE11A4 alters gene expression in the oxytocin signaling pathway, a key regulator of social behaviors.