mortality/aging
• all mice die during the preimplantation period prior to 32-64 cell stage
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• fewer than expected mice are present at E3.5
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embryo
• preimplantation embryos are morbid with increased cellular fragmentation and reduced cells numbers in the inner cell mass and trophectoderm compared with wild-type embryos
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• embryos either fail to cavitate or fail to maintain the blastocoel unlike wild-type mice
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• in some embryos
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• fewer cells are present in the inner cell mass than in wild-type embryos
• inner cell mass cells exhibit vacuolation unlike in wild-type embryos
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• fewer cells are present in the trophectoderm than in wild-type embryos
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