behavior/neurological
• at 3-4 months of age, the time to fall off the rotarod is significantly reduced relative to that in age-matched controls
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nervous system
• ~33% of Purkinje cells fail to present at the surface of the internal granule layer (IGL), with lobules IV to VII showing the most severe reductions in Purkinje cell number
• however, proliferation and migration of granule neurons are unaffected
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• mice exhibit retarded cerebellum development relative to wild-type controls
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• at P0 and P4, neonates show abnormal cerebellar foliation
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• an EGL layer is not observed at P30
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• at >P50, average adult brain weight is significantly lower than that in wild-type controls
• however, average body weight is normal at 3-4 months of age
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• at P14, only ~14% of Syne2 is localized at the nuclear membrane of Purkinje cells relative to 44% in wild-type cells
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• at P0, the positions of some Purkinje cells are superimposed with the inner granule neurons
• at P30, many Purkinje cells are found in the white matter of the cerebellum
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• at P30, the intercrural fissure between lobules VI and VII is absent
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• at P30, mice show a markedly smaller cerebellar size than wild-type controls
• adult mice show a 25% reduction in cerebellar volume relative to wild-type controls
• however, no differences in apoptosis or cell proliferation are seen in the developing cerebellum at P7
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cellular
• ~33% of Purkinje cells fail to present at the surface of the internal granule layer (IGL), with lobules IV to VII showing the most severe reductions in Purkinje cell number
• however, proliferation and migration of granule neurons are unaffected
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