mortality/aging
• die between E12.5 and E14.5; no surviving mutants past E14.5
(J:71961)
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embryo
• yolk sacs display progressive edema and normal vasculature but with less blood
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cardiovascular system
• exhibit a defect in blood vessel maturation, however vasculogenesis and angiogenesis appear normal
• small vessels in the forebrain are dilated
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• endothelial cell body is very thin and in some areas, fragmented, resulting in a discontinuous endothelial cell layer
• endothelial cell nuclei of capillaries are abnormally rounded and enlarged
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• reduction of pericytes in vessels and absence of capillary pericytes
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• exhibit vascular smooth muscle defects, with aortae and intracerebral arteries covered only ventrally by poorly organized vascular smooth muscle cells which are not present along the dorsal surface, however muscular layers in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchial tree are normal
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• seen at E12.5 and E13.5
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• intraembryonic bleeding is evident at E12.5 and is widespread at E13.5
(J:71961)
• bleeding along the body and head at E12.5
(J:106055)
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muscle
• exhibit vascular smooth muscle defects, with aortae and intracerebral arteries covered only ventrally by poorly organized vascular smooth muscle cells which are not present along the dorsal surface, however muscular layers in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchial tree are normal
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homeostasis/metabolism
• seen at E12.5 and E13.5
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limbs/digits/tail
• limbs are underdeveloped and rounded with areas of bleeding
(J:71961)
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cellular
• fibroblasts do not display a significant migratory response to sphingosine-1-phosphate as in wild-type
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