mortality/aging
• die between E11.5 and E12.5
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embryo
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• unlike null mice, knock in embryos undergo gastrulation
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• invasion of embryonic blood vessels is impaired
• decrease in the internal space of fetal and maternal vessels
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• fewer visible vessels at E9.5 and E10.5
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• thinner compared to controls
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cellular
• in MEFs actin filaments are thin, disorganized and often fail to align with the direction of migration
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• fewer and smaller focal adhesions are detected in MEFs and the stress fibers in the focal adhesions are in disarray
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• in a wound healing assay MEFs close the wound more rapidly compared to wild-type controls
• a transwell assay indicates that directional cell migration is impaired in MEFs
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cardiovascular system
• invasion of embryonic blood vessels is impaired
• decrease in the internal space of fetal and maternal vessels
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• fewer visible vessels at E9.5 and E10.5
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