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The fragile X mutation impairs homeostatic plasticity in human neurons by blocking synaptic retinoic acid signaling.
Science translational medicine - 1 Aug 2018
Zhang Zhenjie, Marro Samuele G, Zhang Yingsha, Arendt Kristin L, Patzke Christopher, Zhou Bo, Fair Tyler, Yang Nan, Südhof Thomas C, Wernig Marius, Chen Lu
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an X chromosome-linked disease leading to severe intellectual disabilities. FXS is caused by inactivation of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene, but how FMR1 inactivation induces FXS remains unclear. Using human neurons generated from control and FXS patient-derived induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells or from embryonic stem cells carrying conditional FMR1 mutations, we...
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