Table 3.
Size and strength properties of the engineered mice (second cohort). au, arbitrary units; WT, wild type.
Measure | Number of mice per genotype tested or experiments | WT | T991A/+ | T991A/T991A | WT versus T991A/+(P) | WT versus T991A/T991A (P) | T991A/+ versus T991A/T991A (P) |
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Mass (g) | 6, 7, and 6 | 27.1 ±1.9 | 31.3 ±1.6 | 22.7 ± .48 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.002 |
Rotarod | 7, 7, and 7 | 169 ± 11 | 191 ±11 | 83 ± 6 | 0.73 | 0.02 | 0.0045 |
12-mm beam (time to cross the beam, s) | 6, 7, and 6 | 6.3 ± 0.95 | 5 ± 0.3 | 16.38 ± 1.6 | 0.73 | 0.004 | 0.0005 |
12-mm beam (paw slips) | 6, 7, and 6 | 0.05 ± 0.06 | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 9.9 ± 1.04 | 0.74 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
6-mm beam (failure to cross) | 6, 7, and 6 | 1 of 6 mice in 1 of 3 trials | 0 | 2 of 6 mice in 2 of 3 trials | N/A | N/A | N/A |
6-mm beam | 6, 7, and 6 | 6.4 ± 0.33 | 6.6 ± 0.21 | 2.1 ± 0.26 | 0.84 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
Grip test by wire | 6, 7, and 6 | 27 ± 4.8 | 17.3 ± 3.2 | 38.8 ± 5.6 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.07 |
Force grip test (N/g) | 6, 7, and 6 | -0.045 ± 0.002 | -0.041 ± 0.002 | -0.051 ± 0.001 | 0.85 | 0.10 | 0.03 |