mortality/aging
• mutant mice die between 10 and 15 days of age
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muscle
• at 4 weeks of age, myofibers are heterogeneous in size, with some smaller, less developed, and slightly angulated fibers compared to wild-type
(J:113113)
• basement membrane appears slightly thickened
(J:113113)
• myofibers appear fragile and some appear to be undergoing regeneration at 4 weeks of age
(J:113113)
• muscle show an accumulation of abnormally processed laminin-2/4
(J:113113)
• mutants exhibit musculoskeletal defects at the time of death
(J:165029)
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• some myofibers show mild hypertrophy
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• nuclei are centrally located as opposed to the peripheral location in mature wild-type fibers
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• there is apparent peripheral fibrosis with slight accumulation of insterstitial matrix deposition compared to wild-type
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skeleton
• mutants present with joint fibrosis several weeks post-natal
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• mutants show decreased viability post-natal and present with severe bone deformation
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renal/urinary system
• mutant kidneys proliferate about half as much as wild-type kidneys, as shown by Ki67 staining
• however, no difference in apoptosis is observed
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• at P10, mutant kidneys appear dysmorphic and dysgenic and the parenchyma is less dense than that of wild-type kidneys
• deposition of collagen IV, laminins, perlecan, and nidogen is increased in the basement membrane of mutant kidneys
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• at P10, a decreased number of glomeruli is observed
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• at P10
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• at P10, the cortico-medullary junction is poorly delineated
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• mutant kidneys exhibit a severe proliferative and a moderate branching defect
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• at P10, loosely packed, dilated and dysmorphic tubules are seen in the papilla
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small kidney
(
J:165029
)
• mutant kidneys are smaller than wild-type from E12.5 till birth
• at death, mutant kidneys are smaller than wild-type, but the size is proportional to the decreased body size
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• at E13.5 and E17.5, mutant kidneys show a moderate defect in ureteric bud (UB) branching
• in vitro, cultured E12.5 kidneys display a significant decrease in UB branches
• the branching morphogenesis defect is independent of MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity
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growth/size/body
• mutants are significantly smaller than wild-type mice at the time of death
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cellular
• mutant kidneys proliferate about half as much as wild-type kidneys, as shown by Ki67 staining
• however, no difference in apoptosis is observed
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• in mutant kidneys, all extracellular matrix components of the BM (collagen IV, laminins 111, 332, 511/521, entactin/nidogen and sulfated proteoglycans) are increased in the renal tubules and/or glomeruli
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