mortality/aging
• 100% die by E12, with death evident at E10.5 and E11
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growth/size/body
microcephaly
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J:115337
)
embryo
• some embryos arrest early in development, resulting in amorphic embryos
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• edges of open neural tube are ruffled and fused at the hind brain
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• in the trunk, the fused neural tube is convoluted, suggesting irregular relative growth rates of neural to nonneural tissue
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• most E11.5 mutants are necrotic
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• yolk sac contains few erythrocytes at E10.5
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hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
• amniotic fluid alpha-ketogluterate levels are elevated 5-fold
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ketoaciduria
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J:115337
)
• alpha-ketogluterate dehydrogenase and pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activities are severely reduced in fibroblasts
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nervous system
• edges of open neural tube are ruffled and fused at the hind brain
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• in the trunk, the fused neural tube is convoluted, suggesting irregular relative growth rates of neural to nonneural tissue
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• no evidence of ventricle formation
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exencephaly
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J:115337
)
• exencephaly varies but commonly involves the entire brain
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cellular
• mitochondrial thiamine pyrophosphate (ThPP) is not detectable in MEFs, however have normal mitochondrial ribo- and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate levels
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renal/urinary system
ketoaciduria
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J:115337
)