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Drosophila Fragile X protein controls cellular proliferation by regulating cbl levels in the ovary.
Developmental biology - 1 Jun 2009
Epstein Andrew M, Bauer Christopher R, Ho Aaron, Bosco Giovanni, Zarnescu Daniela C
Abstract excerpt
FMRP is an RNA binding protein linked to the most common form of inherited mental retardation, Fragile X syndrome (FraX). In addition to severe cognitive deficits, FraX etiology includes postpubescent macroorchidism, which is thought to result from overproliferation. Using a Drosophila FraX model, we show that FMRP controls germline proliferation during oogenesis. dFmr1 null ovaries contain egg chambers with both...
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