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ZDB-FIG-230319-37

Publication

Sheppard et al., 2023 - Novel SMAD3 variant identified in a patient with familial aortopathy modeled using a zebrafish embryo assay

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FIGURE 3

Zebrafish embryo-based assay for SMAD3 variant pathogenesis. (A) Degree of conservation in amino acid sequence between Smad3a in zebrafish and human SMAD3. Overall, similarity is at ∼97% indicating a very high level of conservation between the species. Residue V244 is highlighted to emphasize total conservation between zebrafish and human Smad3. (B) Confocal images of the tail aorta/vein labeled in Tg[kdrl:mCherry] in 48hpf embryos. White dashed boxes indicate the enlargement regions used to highlight differences in diameter (white dashed lines). Embryos imaged were either control, injected with smad3a^WT mRNA or smad3a^T261I or smad3a^V244F. (C) Quantification of diameter counts. Each point represents an individual embryo measured. Standard deviation is depicted in red. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001.

Expression Data

Gene:	mCherry
Fish:	is5Tg
Anatomical Term:	caudal vein plexus
Stage:	Long-pec

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