Animal model of depression and drug screening method for preventing or treating depression using the same

摘要

The present invention is the first to identify the relationship between CAPS2 and stress response and depression, and a method for producing an animal model of depression by knocking down calcium dependent activator protein (CAPS2) using a virus, and , an animal model of depression in which CAPS2 is knocked down, a method of screening a drug for preventing or treating depression using the animal model, and a method of diagnosing depression by measuring the expression level of CAPS2 can be provided.