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Genetic deletion of regulator of G-protein signaling 4 (RGS4) rescues a subset of fragile X related phenotypes in the FMR1 knockout mouse.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Mar 2011
Pacey Laura K K, Doss Lilian, Cifelli Carlo, van der Kooy Derek, Heximer Scott P, Hampson David R
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of inherited mental retardation, is caused by the loss of the mRNA binding protein, FMRP. Persons with FXS also display epileptic seizures, social anxiety, hyperactivity, and autistic behaviors. The metabotropic glutamate receptor theory of FXS postulates that in the absence of FMRP, enhanced signaling though G-protein coupled group I metabotropic glutamate...
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