Table 6.

Detailed results and statistical analyses related to motor functions

Gait analysis
GenotypeCohortGenotype ×cohortPairwisecomparisons
TestDatastructureWTHetKOFpvaluePowerFpvaluePowerFpvaluePowerWT vsHetWT vsKOHet vs KO
Stance mean (cm)2wANOVANormal3.55 ± 0.093.41 ± 0.123.27 ± 0.141.4660.2400.29940.9020.0001.0001.2910.2840.267
Stance variance (cm)2wANOVANonnormal0.15 ± 0.040.15 ± 0.030.17 ± 0.050.1890.8290.07814.9720.0000.9670.7350.4840.168
Stride mean (cm)2wANOVANormal5.39 ± 0.235.64 ± 0.216.43 ± 0.245.4430.0070.82615.4760.0000.9710.4990.6100.1270.6740.0030.028
Stride variance (cm)2wANOVANonnormal0.77 ± 0.130.86 ± 0.140.83 ± 0.180.1370.8730.07012.1500.0010.9283.4590.0390.622
Sway mean (cm)2wANOVANonnormal3.4 ± 0.173.55 ± 0.163.59 ± 0.220.1910.8260.078186.3680.0001.0002.4430.0970.470
Sway variance (cm)2wANOVANonnormal0.08 ± 0.010.17 ± 0.040.14 ± 0.021.9090.1590.3783.7810.0570.4790.4000.6720.111
Open field spontaneous activity (traveled distance)
GenotypeCohortGenotype × cohortPairwise comparisons
TestData structureWTHetKOFp valuePowerFp valuePowerFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
Total distance (cm)2wANOVANormal13,816.17 ± 828.2711,273.16 ± 764.0910,099.24 ± 621.436.6330.0030.89612.8360.0010.9400.0730.9300.0610.0160.0010.299
DistanceTestData structureFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
- TimerMeasuresSph.viol36.3500.0001.000
- Time × gen.rMeasuresSph.viol2.2350.0290.917
- GenotyperMeasuresSph.viol6.6330.0030.8960.0290.0010.449
- CohortrMeasuresSph.viol12.8360.0010.940
- Time × gen. × coh.rMeasuresSph.viol0.8780.5320.461
- gen. × coh.rMeasuresSph.viol0.0730.9300.061
GenotypeCohortGenotype × cohortPairwise comparisons
Individual time binsTestData structureWTHetKOFp valuePowerFp valuePowerFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
Distance 0-10 min2wANOVANormal2723.06 ± 185.282365.11 ± 166.42479.64 ± 164.360.8940.4150.1967.5730.0080.7700.2240.8000.083
Distance 10-20 min2wANOVANonnormal2516.77 ± 150.092064.33 ± 169.751684.88 ± 108.328.3570.0010.95413.1480.0010.9450.0260.9750.0540.0300.0000.069
Distance 20-30 min2wANOVANormal2349.52 ± 168.151919.27 ± 159.571466.99 ± 150.827.9360.0010.94311.9620.0010.9240.3620.6980.1050.0510.0000.051
Distance 30-40 min2wANOVANormal2203.27 ± 139.791680.09 ± 143.291589.41 ± 114.036.0910.0040.86811.5210.0010.9150.0200.9800.0530.0070.0020.710
Distance 40-50 min2wANOVANormal2090.38 ± 156.711657.47 ± 139.761380 ± 116.116.2550.0040.8775.9040.0190.6640.0350.9650.0550.0350.0010.185
Distance 50-60 min2wANOVANonnormal1933.14 ± 160.591586.87 ± 98.61498.28 ± 139.383.0740.0550.5683.7550.0580.4771.4590.2420.2980.0550.0260.733
Rotarod
LatencyTestData structureFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
- TrialrMeasuresSph.viol9.3690.0001.000
- Trial × gen.rMeasuresSph.viol2.2680.0150.921
- GenotyperMeasuresSph.viol8.8880.0000.9640.1230.0000.044
- CohortrMeasuresSph.viol2.5730.1150.350
- Session × gen. × coh.rMeasuresSph.viol1.8670.0500.848
- Gen. × coh.rMeasuresSph.viol0.7260.4890.166
GenotypeCohortGenotype × cohortPairwise comparisons
Individual trialsTestData structureWTHetKOFpvaluePowerFpvaluePowerFpvaluePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
Latency trial 12wANOVANormal181.28 ± 15.25175.51 ± 14.58149.17 ± 13.241.3230.2750.2730.0530.8190.0561.3200.2760.273
Latency trial 22wANOVANormal198.66 ± 19.58190.76 ± 20.22135.84 ± 15.823.3950.0410.6140.0010.9790.0503.9560.0250.6850.9470.0420.085
Latency trial 32wANOVANormal222.75 ± 20.99178.3 ± 14.43128.94 ± 14.017.0100.0020.9131.0470.3110.1710.8160.4480.1820.1590.0010.106
Latency trial 42wANOVANormal260.92 ± 18.73209.71 ± 15.54168.01 ± 16.996.7670.0020.9023.8320.0560.4840.0170.9830.0520.0940.0010.203
Latency trial 52wANOVANormal270.8 ± 21.62228.95 ± 22.25172.55 ± 21.594.4980.0160.7441.5360.2210.2291.0500.3570.2240.3680.0070.168
Latency trial 62wANOVANormal273.51 ± 19.16192.29 ± 25.69133.8 ± 15.5911.8380.0000.9929.0210.0040.8380.2220.8020.0830.0130.0000.094
Latency day 12wANOVANormal200.9 ± 15.13181.52 ± 14.32137.98 ± 11.95.0260.0100.7930.1080.7440.0622.2530.1150.4380.5780.0060.072
Latency day 22wANOVANormal268.41 ± 16.68210.32 ± 19.07158.12 ± 14.5410.0610.0000.9805.7830.0200.6550.0600.9420.0590.0410.0000.073
Beam walking
GenotypeCohortGenotype × cohortPairwisecomparisons
TestData structureWTHetKOFp valuePowerFp valuePowerFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
% mice falling (large)2wANOVANA0 ± 00 ± 00 ± 0NANANANANANANANANA
% mice falling (medium)2wANOVANonnormal0 ± 00 ± 06.57 ± 2.596.3390.0030.8820.3950.5330.0950.3960.6750.1111.0000.0030.003
% mice falling (small)2wANOVANonnormal32.89 ± 7.4126.31 ± 7.2778.94 ± 6.1216.7880.0001.0003.6220.0630.4630.9720.3850.2100.3660.0000.000
Distance (large,cm)2wANOVANonnormal95.05 ± 2.2790.92 ± 4.6699.07 ± 0.921.8190.1730.3621.4160.2400.2150.2420.7860.086
Distance (medium, cm)2wANOVANonnormal87.17 ± 4.2590.41 ± 4.3588.15 ± 5.030.1290.8790.0692.5250.1180.3440.4820.6200.125
Distance (small, cm)2wANOVANormal47.19 ± 5.4553.77 ± 8.0326.24 ± 6.144.3800.0180.7320.4470.5070.1010.3460.7090.1020.4380.0440.006
% mice fully crossing (large)2wANOVANonnormal94.73 ± 2.489.47 ± 5.8398.68 ± 1.311.5670.2190.3171.4860.2280.2230.1070.8990.066
% mice fully crossing (medium)2wANOVANonnormal76.31 ± 7.0180.7 ± 7.1280.26 ± 7.290.0890.9150.0634.2780.0440.5280.9470.3940.205
% mice fully crossing (small)2wANOVANonnormal27.63 ± 7.1238.4 ± 9.579.21 ± 5.473.5680.0350.6370.6920.4090.1290.3160.7300.0980.2780.1280.010
Paw misplacements (large, all mice)2wANOVANonnormal0.47 ± 0.140.56 ± 0.161.06 ± 0.144.1970.0210.7120.1370.7130.0651.6620.2000.3340.6930.0100.026
Paw misplacements (medium, all mice)2wANOVANormal1.71 ± 0.291.5 ± 0.262.38 ± 0.411.7620.1820.3520.5250.4720.1100.0550.9470.058-
Paw misplacements (small, all mice)2wANOVANonnormal1.44 ± 0.132.48 ± 0.471.78 ± 0.183.3300.0440.6053.7000.0600.4710.7600.4730.1720.0150.4620.082
Paw misplacements (large, crossing mice)2wANOVANonnormal0.52 ± 0.170.6 ± 0.171.07 ± 0.143.1940.0490.5850.2100.6490.0731.3330.2730.2750.9370.0530.119
Paw misplacements (medium, crossing mice)2wANOVANonnormal1.67 ± 0.331.37 ± 0.272.33 ± 0.531.3430.2710.2760.8510.3610.1480.0270.9730.054
Paw misplacements (small, crossing mice)2wANOVANonnormal1.79 ± 0.232.77 ± 0.532.81 ± 0.641.1890.3270.2272.4650.1340.3180.1020.9040.063
Time to cross (large, fully crossing)2wANOVANonnormal10.05 ± 1.39.11 ± 1.917.17 ± 1.150.9110.4090.1993.0430.0870.4021.2130.3060.253
Time to cross (medium, fully crossing)2wANOVANonnormal28.54 ± 5.3216.62 ± 3.2818.14 ± 4.471.6430.2040.3302.8980.0950.3862.4150.1000.464
Time to cross (small, fully crossing)2wANOVANormal54.56 ± 7.1644.74 ± 5.2522.43 ± 64.1190.0300.6670.0370.8500.0542.6600.0920.4730.4790.0300.169
Time to cross (large, all mice)2wANOVANonnormal15.75 ± 3.0720.75 ± 6.738.5 ± 2.214.4430.0270.3700.3270.5740.0940.4270.6590.0700.0150.0330.820
Time to cross (medium, all mice)2wANOVANonnormal46.34 ± 8.7436.11 ± 8.5834.61 ± 8.931.1570.3370.1091.4440.2450.6820.4720.6320.218
Time to cross (small, all mice)2wANOVANormal99.92 ± 4.6789.98 ± 7.71111.65 ± 4.613.5400.0510.6060.5240.4780.0733.2360.0630.1580.0170.4280.220
Motor reflexes
GenotypeCohortGenotype × cohortPairwise comparisons
TestData structureWTHetKOFp valuePowerFp valuePowerFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
Righting reflex2wANOVANonnormal0.05 ± 0.050 ± 00 ± 00.7210.4910.1650.7270.3980.1330.7210.4910.165
Hindlimb placing, score2wANOVANonnormal5.57 ± 0.245.26 ± 0.344.21 ± 0.572.7780.0720.5240.0930.7620.0600.1170.8900.0670.6180.0290.086
Hindlimb placing, latency to climb2wANOVANonnormal8.29 ± 1.617.21 ± 1.6610.96 ± 2.570.8360.4390.1860.3330.5670.0870.1170.8900.067
Hindlimb placing, failed attempts2wANOVANonnormal0.21 ± 0.120.36 ± 0.170.89 ± 0.282.7780.0720.5240.0930.7620.0600.1170.8900.0670.6180.0290.086
Inverted screen, latency to fall2wANOVANonnormal33.78 ± 5.0937 ± 4.729 ± 3.1311.4640.0000.9910.7010.4060.1300.6450.5290.1520.5220.0000.000
Hanging, score2wANOVANonnormal6.26 ± 0.186 ± 0.254.84 ± 0.2710.2230.0000.9822.6910.1070.3630.8340.4400.1850.4860.0000.001
Hanging, latency to fall2wANOVANonnormal25.44 ± 2.2723.66 ± 2.668.48 ± 1.0518.8380.0001.0000.2690.6060.0800.8160.4480.1820.6430.0000.000
Grip strength
LatencyTestData structureFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
- SessionrMeasuresSph.viol3.5200.0330.644
- Session × gen.rMeasuresSph.viol1.9710.1050.575
- GenotyperMeasuresSph.viol0.3240.7250.099
- CohortrMeasuresSph.viol47.4020.0001.000
- Session × gen. × coh.rMeasuresSph.viol2.6870.0350.729
- Gen. × coh.rMeasuresSph.viol1.0440.3590.223
GenotypeCohortGenotype × cohortPairwise comparisons
Individual trialsTestData structureWTHetKOFp valuePowerFp valuePowerFp valuePowerWT vs HetWT vs KOHet vsKO
Session 12wANOVANormal0.94 ± 0.050.99 ± 0.061.03 ± 0.060.5020.6080.12825.9730.0000.9991.5640.2190.317
Session 22wANOVANormal0.86 ± 0.070.85 ± 0.061.01 ± 0.052.2220.1190.43336.9670.0001.0001.6310.2060.329
Session 32wANOVANormal0.91 ± 0.060.92 ± 0.060.89 ± 0.060.3200.7280.09823.5850.0000.9971.8830.1630.374
Mean strength2wANOVANormal0.9 ± 0.050.92 ± 0.050.98 ± 0.040.3240.7250.09947.4020.0001.0001.0440.3590.223
Highest score2wANOVANonnormal1.08 ± 0.051.07 ± 0.051.13 ± 0.050.2430.7850.08626.7930.0000.9990.8210.4460.183
  • WT, wild-type mice; Het, heterozygous mice; KO, homozygous knock-out mice. Group values are reported as mean ± SEM. Bold font indicates significant results (p < 0.05). Individual results and statistical analyses for cohorts 1 and 2 are available in Extended Data Table 6-1. 2wANOVA: 2-way ANOVA, rMeasures: repeated measures, Sph.viol: sphericity violated, gen: genotype, coh: cohort.