mortality/aging
• homozygous mutants die around E13.5
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embryo
• at E10.5 cells throughout the ventral neural tube resemble floor-plate cells in homozygous mutants
• from E9.5 to E12.5 there is a general ventralization of neural cell fates in cells posterior to the prospective spinal cord
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• by E10.5 the caudal neural tube appears translucent and irregular
• by E12.5 the caudal neural tube is dilated and appears as a fluid-filled sac
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vision/eye
• in about 80% of homozygotes the eyes are smaller compared to wild-type littermates
• by E11.5 development of the retina and pigmented epithelium is severely reduced in the ventral half of the eye
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anophthalmia
(
J:89364
)
• in about 20% of homozygotes a clump of pigmented cells is seen in place of the eyes
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nervous system
• by E10.5 the caudal neural tube appears translucent and irregular
• by E12.5 the caudal neural tube is dilated and appears as a fluid-filled sac
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• by E12.5 the dorsal root ganglia is dorsally displaced and smaller than normal in homozygous mutants
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