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

TABLE 9.

Zebrafish models of huntingtin pathology.

Study Method Neuronal loss Impaired metabolism Motor deficits Other phenotype
Diekmann et al., 2009 AMO knockdown Yes Reduced BDNF levels. Not reported Morphological deformities.
Increased mortality.
Henshall et al., 2009 AMO knockdown Too early Not reported Not reported Impaired brain development.
Morphological deformities.
Lo Sardo et al., 2012 AMO knockdown Not reported Increased ADAM10 activity.
Increased Ncadherin cleavage.
Not reported Impaired brain development.
Lumsden et al., 2007 AMO knockdown Not reported Impaired iron metabolism.
Reduced hemoglobin production.
Not reported Developmental retardation and morphological deformities.
Miller et al., 2005 19Q, 35Q, 56Q, and 80Q polyQ expansion Yes – Only from 56Q expansion Not reported – But demonstrated role of CHIP in role of QC Not reported Morphological deformities and increased mortality (From 56Q expansion).
Schiffer et al., 2007 4Q, 25Q, and 102Q polyQ expansion Yes – Only in 102Q Not reported Not reported Morphological deformities and increased mortality (102Q).
Sidik et al., 2020 CRISPR/Cas9 deletion No No Not reported Reduced fitness and survival in adulthood.
Veldman et al., 2015 Cre-loxP inducible 97Q expansion – in relation to N17 domain Not reported – But increased mHTT aggregation Not reported Yes Brain atrophy and reduced brain weight (mHTT without N17 domain).