Fragile X mental retardation protein regulates trans-synaptic signaling in Drosophila

SUMMARY Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited determinant of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders, is caused by loss of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene product (FMRP), an mRNA-binding translational repressor. A number of conserved FMRP targets have been...

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Main Authors: Samuel H. Friedman, Neil Dani, Emma Rushton, Kendal Broadie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2013-11-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/6/6/1400

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