Human EIF2B2 gene rescues zebrafish eif2b2sa17223/sa17223 mutants. (A) 11.1 kb zebrafish eif2b2 gene structure. (B) 9.5 kb human EIF2B2 gene structure. (C) Conservation of amino acid sequence between zebrafish eif2b2 and human EIF2B2. (D) Schematic of rescue construct containing Tol2, β-actin, human EIF2B2, and eGFP. (E) Genotype results (at adult age), of an eif2b2sa17223/+ heterozygous incross, and an eif2b2sa17223/+ heterozygous zebrafish crossed with two different transgenic alleles (#3 and #4): eif2b2sa17223/+;Tg3(β-actin:EIF2B2:2A:eGFP) or eif2b2sa17223/+;Tg4(β-actin:EIF2B2:2A:eGFP) heterozygous zebrafish. (F) Bright-field and immunofluorescent images of eif2b2sa17223/sa17223;β-actin:EIF2B2:2A:eGFP mutant fish: showing a swim bladder and regular-sized head; or showing GFP expression in eif2b2sa17223/sa17223;β-actin:EIF2B2:2A:eGFP mutant fish. (G–J) TUNEL and DAPI antibody staining of wild-type control; eif2b2sa17223/sa17223 mutant; eif2b2+/+;β-actin:EIF2B2:2A:eGFP wild-type control; and eif2b2sa17223/sa17223;β-actin:EIF2B2:2A:eGFP mutant. (K) Quantification of TUNEL+ cells.
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