Table 1.

Properties of fast-twitch muscle and primary motoneurons in larval zebrafish expressing human wtTARDBP and mutTARDBP

Wild typewtTARDBPmutTARDBP
Fast-twitch muscle
    Vm (mV)−68.2 ± 2.3 (15)−67.1 ± 4.8 (10)−66.3 ± 2.1 (15)
    Cm (pF)38.6 ± 5.2 (15)38.7 ± 3.1 (10)37.6 ± 4.3 (15)
    Rm (MΩ)152.7 ± 23.3 (15)156.7 ± 27.1 (10)164.1 ± 45.1 (15)
    Tetanus frequency (Hz)41.0 ± 1.3 (10)40.8 ± 1.3 (10)40.4 ± 1.2 (10)
CaP (primary motoneuron)
Vm (mV)−64.1 ± 1.2 (16)−62.0 ± 1.4 (10)−64.4 ± 0.9 (15)
    Cm (pF)6.8 ± 0.6 (16)6.5 ± 0.8 (10)5.6 ± 0.9 (15)
    Rm (MΩ)263.8 ± 33.9 (16)263.5 ± 26.6 (10)242.6 ± 20.8 (15)
    Rheobase (pA)86.6 ± 5.1 (10)86.2 ± 8.7 (10)65.3 ± 6.1 (15)*
    AP frequency (Hz) @ 20 pA injection0 (17)0 (7)0 (20)
    AP frequency (Hz) @ 40 pA injection0 (17)0 (7)10.6 ± 7.6 (20)*
    AP frequency (Hz) @ 60 pA injection0 (17)0 (7)38.3 ± 13.4 (20)*
    AP frequency (Hz) @ 80 pA injection26.3 ± 10.2 (17)25.7 ± 16.7 (7)60.3 ± 14.9 (20)*
    Threshold (mV)−32.5 ± 1.4 (10)−31.5 ± 1.8 (10)−35.4 ± 1.3 (15)
  • AP, action potential. Asterisks represent statistical significant differences from wild-type zebrafish.