mortality/aging
• homozygotes begin to die between E9.5 and E10.5
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embryo
• at E9.5-10, widespread apoptosis precedes embryonic lethality
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• at E9.5 ~20% of homozygous embryos are smaller than normal; by E10.5, all null embryos exhibit growth retardation
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• at E9.25, myotomal cells are disorganized and separated from the dermomyotome by a gap
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growth/size/body
• at E9.5 ~20% of homozygous embryos are smaller than normal; by E10.5, all null embryos exhibit growth retardation
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cellular
• at E9.5-10, widespread apoptosis precedes embryonic lethality
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nervous system
• at E9.5, ~20% of homozygotes display small telencephalic vesicles
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• head mesenchyme of the midbrain displays cellular disorganization and ectopic blood cells are present
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