mortality/aging
• embryos are recovered at normal numbers at E12.5-E14.5; however, all embryos die between E15.5 and E17.5
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growth/size/body
• at E15.5, embryos are smaller than control embryos
• however, embryos are grossly normal at E13.5
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integument
homeostasis/metabolism
• at E15.5, embryos display whole-body edema
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cardiovascular system
• starting at E13.5, hearts show morphological defects that resemble congenital cardiac defects seen in Noonan syndrome patients
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• at E13.5, hearts exhibit myocardial hypertrabeculation
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• at E13.5, the compact layer thickness in the right and left heart ventricle is reduced by 62.5 and 45.5%, respectively
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• at E13.5, 4 of 6 hearts exhibit a thin myocardium
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• at E13.5, hearts exhibit downregulated non-canonical Wnt and BMP pathways and hyperactivated MEK/ERK signaling, indicating dysregulation of critical pathways involved in heart development
• however, no alterations in cell proliferation or apoptosis are observed in the heart at E13.5
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• pulmonary valves are not remodeled properly
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• at E13.5, 4 of 6 hearts exhibit a DORV phenotype, where both the aorta and pulmonary trunk exit the right ventricle
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• at E13.5, all (6 of 6) hearts show ventricular septal defects (VSDs); the interventricular septum fails to fuse with the endocardial cushion, unlike in control hearts
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• at E13.5, 4 of 6 hearts exhibit pulmonary valve stenosis
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liver/biliary system
small liver
(
J:305401
)
• fetal livers are smaller at E15.5
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• at E15.5, hepatic necrosis is observed, esp. in the regions distal from blood flow
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hematopoietic system
• fetal liver hematopoiesis is mildly perturbed at E13.5
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• at E13.5, fetal livers show a moderate expansion of Ter119- CD71mid/hi cells that are enriched with colony forming unit-erythroid (CFU-E) progenitors and early erythroblasts
• however, the % of terminally differentiating Ter119+ erythroid cells is similar to that of controls
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• at E13.5, embryos show a moderate expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the fetal liver
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• at E13.5, embryos show a moderate expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the fetal liver; both HSCs (defined as Lin- Mac1+ CD41- CD48- CD150+ Sca1+ cKit+) and LSK cells (hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, defined as Lin- Sca1+ cKit+) are expanded
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muscle
• at E13.5, hearts exhibit myocardial hypertrabeculation
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• at E13.5, the compact layer thickness in the right and left heart ventricle is reduced by 62.5 and 45.5%, respectively
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• at E13.5, 4 of 6 hearts exhibit a thin myocardium
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