Table 1. Comparison of metabolite levels in urine and blood of the mouse models.* .
Mouse genotype | Urine methylmalonic acid (µmol/mmol creatinine) | C3 propionylcarnitine (µmol/L) | |
Control adult ( Mut +/+) | 119±83 (48) | 0.8±0.2 (31) | |
MMA stop codon adult ( Mut +/+ MUT Stop+/−) | 115±70 (22) | 0.8±0.2 (18) | |
MMA stop codon rescue adult ( Mut−/−MUT Stop+/− MUT2h +/− ) | 23400±7800 (25) | 12.8±4.3 (9) | |
Control pup ( Mut +/+) | 1 day prior to birth | N/A | 2.0±0.5 (15) |
At birth | 123±22 (6) | 1.9±0.3 (9) | |
At 16 hours | 109±11 (8) | 2.2±0.5 (20) | |
MMA Knockout pup ( Mut−/− ) | 1 day prior to birth | N/A | 10.0±2.5 (4) |
At birth | 5710±2293 (5) | 14.1±1.7 (3) | |
At 16 hours | 20054±6746 (5) | 16.9±4.7 (10) | |
MMA Knockout stop codon pup ( Mut−/−MUT Stop+/−) | 1 day prior to birth | N/A | 11.2±3.5 (6) |
At birth | 3208±1045 (3) | 14.7±3.0 (3) | |
At 16 hours | N/A | 17.7±3.0 (3) | |
MMA stop codon rescue pup ( Mut−/−MUT Stop+/− MUT2h +/− ) | 1 day prior to birth | N/A | 2.3±0.3 (2) |
At birth | 1406±94 (2) | 4.5±1.0 (2) | |
At 16 hours | 2679±910 (4) | 5.0±1.5 (4) |
Adult mice at 6 weeks old. Results presented as mean ± SEM. Number of samples in parenthesis.