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. 2022 Jan 24;28(1):104–116. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01615-z

Table 1.

Summary of phenotypes of mutant FUS knock-in mouse lines

Genotype Birth weighta Suvival MN loss Muscle innervation Other phenotypes
WT/WT

1.40 ± 0.01 g

n = 183

Normal Normal Normal NA
P517L/WT

1.37 ± 0.01 g

n = 157

~90% survive to weaning Onset at 1.5 years TA denervation onset at 1 year Malocclusion and rectal prolapse (all rare)
Δ14/WT

1.36 ± 0.01 g

n = 173

~90% survive to weaning Onset at 1.5 years TA denervation onset at 1 year Malocclusion and rectal prolapse (all rare)
WT/KO

1.34 ± 0.02 g

n = 95

Normal Normal Normal No known phenotype
KO/KO

1.00 ± 0.02 g

n = 26

Perinatal lethal Normal Normal at birth Hicks et al., 2000
P517L/KO

1.15 ± 0.02 g

n = 14

21 ± 12 d NA Normal at birth Malocclusion, rectal prolapse and seizures
Δ14/KO

1.02 ± 0.02 g

n = 13

Perinatal lethal; max survival ~1 week NA NA NA
P517L/P517L

0.98 ± 0.02 g

n = 26

Perinatal lethal Normal at birth Normal at birth NA
Δ14/Δ14

1.09 ± 0.01 g

n = 50

~20% survive to weaning Onset at 1 year NA Malocclusion, rectal prolapse and seizures
P517L/Δ14

1.10 ± 0.02 g

n = 44

Perinatal lethal; max survival ~3 weeks NA NA NA
MN-Δ14/WT: c14/WT; ChAT-Cre NA NA Onset at 1.5 years NA NA
MN-Δ14/Δ14: c14/c14; ChAT-Cre c14/Δ14; ChAT-Cre NA NA Onset at 1 year NA NA
MN-P517L/Δ14: P517L/c14; ChAT-Cre

1.42 ± 0.03 g

n = 28

~90% survive to weaning Onset at 4 months TA denervation onset at 4 months Malocclusion, rectal prolapse and seizures (all rare)

aMean ± s.e.m. n represents number of individual animals. NA, not available.