mortality/aging
• although born at the expected Mendelian ratio, all homozygous pups die within a few hours after birth; no live pups older than 1 day are recovered
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homeostasis/metabolism
respiratory system
• pulmonary alveoli fail to open in newborn pups
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muscle
• at P1, TEM analysis showed severe disruption of the sarcomeric structures in both the diaphragm and hindlimb muscles
• however, some residual sarcomeres are still present in skeletal muscles
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• at P1, pups show defective sarcomeres in striated muscles; skeletal muscles of P1 pups show an obvious increase in protein levels of non-muscle myosin IIs (MYH9 and MYH10)
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