Knock Down of GLT8D1 and Overexpression of Mutant GLT8D1 Produce Toxicity and Motor Impairment in Zebrafish Embryos
(A, B, and D) Mean distance moved (mm) during three light-dark cycles at 5 days post-fertilization is reduced following injection with 1.5 ng GLT8D1 splice blocking morpholino (A) compared to 1.5-ng control morpholino (n = 160 from 3 clutches); and following injection with 1-nl mature mRNA encoding human GLT8D1-R92C (B) (n = 96 from 2 clutches) or GLT8D1-G78W (D) (n = 48 from one clutch) compared to 1-nl mature mRNA encoding wild-type human GLT8D1.
(C) Injection of 1-nl mature mRNA encoding human GLT8D1-R92C significantly reduces survival of zebrafish embryos at 24 hours and 48 hours compared to mature mRNA encoding wild-type human GLT8D1. WT, wild-type; SB, splice blocking morpholino. ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗∗p < 0.0001.
Error bars represent SEM (A, B, and D) or SD (C).