mortality/aging
• 50% of animals survive only 3 weeks; lethality may be partially background-sensitive
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behavior/neurological
• frequent falls exhibited by 50% of mice
(J:42513)
• by 14 days of age, mice exhibit frequent falling behavior
(J:61324)
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• legs flail during attempts to right themselves in 50% of animals
(J:42513)
• by 14 days of age, mice display convulsive limb movements during attempts to right themselves
(J:61324)
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opisthotonus
(
J:61324
)
• can be stimulated by handling between 2 and 4 weeks of age
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• 50% of homozygotes are severely ataxic
(J:42513)
• other 50% show transient ataxia at 3 weeks of age
(J:42513)
• adults display mild ataxia
(J:61324)
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• adults cannot maintain balance on a narrow beam
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• mice fall off rotating rod within 0.5-1 minute; coordination improves with age
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• increase in frequency between 2 and 4 weeks of age
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nervous system
• increase in frequency between 2 and 4 weeks of age
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• localization of smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) vesicles is abnormal in cerebellum of 20-day old mice
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• Times New Roman
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muscle
opisthotonus
(
J:61324
)
• can be stimulated by handling between 2 and 4 weeks of age
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pigmentation
N |
• mutants have normal pigment indicating C-terminus exons of Myo5a are not involved in the dilute coat color change associated with other Myo5a mutations
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