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). |