Journal: Neurobiology of disease
Article Title: The Ighmbp2 -R604X mouse presents with the most severe SMARD1 clinical symptoms resulting in failure to thrive, respiratory and feeding deficits, aspiration and severe axon and muscle pathology
doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2025.107199
Figure Lengend Snippet: Diaphragm muscle fiber type composition was not altered but muscle fibers were smaller in Ighmbp2 R604X/R604X mice. Wild type (black), Ighmbp2 +/R604X (orange), and Ighmbp2 R604X/R604X (blue). (A) Diaphragm muscle fiber area (+/+ = 365 μm 2 , +/R604X = 358 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 262 μm 2 ; P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 8044) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,8044) = 335.8, P < 0.0001). (B) Diaphragm embryonic muscle fiber area (+/+ = 449 μm 2 , +/R604X = 363 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 228 μm 2 ; P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/+ and +/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 4771) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,4771) = 566.3, P < 0.0001). (C) Diaphragm Type 1 muscle fiber area (+/+ = 396 μm 2 , +/R604X = 391 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 242 μm 2 ; P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 417) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,417) = 93.4, P < 0.0001). (D) Diaphragm Type 2 A muscle fiber area (+/+ = 374 μm 2 , +/R604X = 347 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 231 μm 2 ; P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X; P = 0.0393, +/+ and +/R604X, DF = 1148) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,1148) = 112.4, P < 0.0001). (E) Diaphragm Type 2B muscle fiber area (+/+ = 437 μm 2 , +/R604X = 465 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 329 μm 2 ; P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 1232) (F (DFn,DFd) F(2,1232) = 49.7, P < 0.0001) (F) Diaphragm non-labelled (representing embryonic and Type X) muscle fiber area (+/+ = 431 μm 2 , +/R604X = 445 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 290 μm 2 , P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 2229) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,2229) = 201.9, P < 0.0001) (G) Diaphragm Type 1 + 2 A hybrid muscle fiber area (+/+ = 352 μm 2 , +/R604X = 309 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 201 μm 2 , P < 0.0001, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P < 0.0001, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 213) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,213) = 33.7, P < 0.0001). (H) Diaphragm Type 1 + 2B hybrid muscle fiber area (+/+ = 317 μm 2 , +/R604X = 337 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 280 μm 2 ), P = 0.0381, (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,207) = 3.7, P = 0.0269). (I) Diaphragm Type 1 + 2 A + 2B muscle fiber area (+/+ = 238 μm 2 , +/R604X = 242 μm 2 , R604X/R604X = 215 μm 2 ; P = 0.0060, +/+ and R604X/R604X; P = 0.0003, +/R604X and R604X/R604X, DF = 1402) (F(DFn,DFd) F(2,1402) = 9, P = 0.0001). (J) Frequency distribution of diaphragm muscle fiber area in wild type, Ighmbp2 +/R604X and Ighmbp2 R604X/R604X mice. (K) Percentage of all cells expressing a given muscle fiber type in wild type, Ighmbp2 +/R604X and Ighmbp2 R604X/R604X mice, P = 0.0491. Five mice from each genotype (15 mice total) were analyzed with 2434–3177 total muscle fibers analyzed per genotype. Statistical analyses: one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons. Values are expressed as mean. DF = degrees of freedom. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
Article Snippet: Tissues were cryosectioned in 10 μm sections were co-stained with anti-Laminin primary antibody (1:200; catalog: L9393; Millipore Sigma), myosin heavy chain (MyHC) type 1 (1:10, catalog: BA-D5-s, Iowa Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank), MyHC type 2 A (1:50, catalog: SC-71-s, Iowa Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank), MyHC type 2B (1:5, catalog: BF-F3-s, Iowa Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank).
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