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. 2022 Oct 13;15:940484. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.940484

TABLE 7.

Zebrafish models of FUS pathology.

Study Method Axonopathy MN loss NMJ abnormalities Motor deficits
Armstrong and Drapeau, 2013 Antisense MO knockdown (60% expression reduction) Not reported Not reported – But increased MN excitability Yes – Abnormal structure and deficits in pre- and postsynaptic NMJ transmission Yes – Reduced swim duration and increased fatigue
Armstrong and Drapeau, 2013 FUS R521H mutation Not reported Not reported – But increased MN excitability Yes – Abnormal structure and deficits in pre- and postsynaptic NMJ transmission Yes – Reduced swim duration and increased fatigue
Armstrong et al., 2016 CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Kabashi et al., 2011 AMO knockdown Yes – Reduced primary and unbranched axonal length Not reported Not reported Yes – Deficient TEER (57% of injected)
Kabashi et al., 2011 FUS R521C, R521H, and S57Δ mutations R521H: Yes – Reduced axonal length.
R521C: No
S57Δ: No
Not reported Not reported R521H: Yes – Deficient TEER (57% of injected).
R521C: No
S57Δ: No
Lebedeva et al., 2016 CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout No Not reported Not reported No