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LOF in ARHGAP19 orthologues in Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio induced motor defects in axonal and synaptic morphology. Similar cellular phenotypes were observed in ARHGAP19 patient-derived motoneurons. Transcriptomic studies further demonstrated that ARHGAP19 regulates cellular pathways associated with motor proteins and the cell cycle. 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