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ArticleNature medicine2011

Ablation of Fmrp in adult neural stem cells disrupts hippocampus-dependent learning.

Weixiang Guo, Andrea M Allan, Ruiting Zong, Li Zhang, Eric B Johnson, Eric G Schaller, Adeline C Murthy, Samantha L Goggin, Amelia J Eisch, Ben A Oostra and 3 more

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Article in Nature medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 136 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

136 citing papers in PubMed, 235 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Weixiang GuoDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Andrea M Allan
Ruiting Zong
Li Zhang
Eric B Johnson
Eric G Schaller
Adeline C Murthy
Samantha L Goggin
Amelia J Eisch
Ben A Oostra
David L Nelson
Peng Jin
Xinyu Zhao
University of New Mexico · USBaylor College of Medicine · USEmory University · USErasmus University Rotterdam · NLThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

UNDERSTANDING FXTAS AMONG MALES WITH THE FMR1 PREMUTATIONP30HD024064 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI TOLIAS, KIMBERLY R · 1988 to 2013
$29.4M
Translational Regulation of Adult Neural Stem CellsR01MH078972 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ZHAO, XINYU · 2007 to 2016
$4.3M
Fragile X Related Genes Mental Retardiation/DevelopmentR01HD038038 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NELSON, DAVID LOREN · 1999 to 2009
$3.1M
Role of small RNAs in NeurogenesisR01MH080434 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ZHAO, XINYU · 2007 to 2015
$2.9M
NEW MEXICO ACCESS TO RESEARCH CAREERS IN MENTAL HEALTHT34MH019101 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI MAY, PHILIP ALAN · 1989 to 2009
$2.6M
NICHD NIH HHS HD024064NICHD NIH HHS HD38038NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD024064NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD038038NIMH NIH HHS MH078972NIMH NIH HHS MH080434NIMH NIH HHS MH19101NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH078972NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH080434NIMH NIH HHS T34 MH019101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deficiency in fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) results in fragile X syndrome (FXS), an inherited form of intellectual disability. Despite extensive research, it is unclear how FMRP deficiency contributes to the cognitive deficits in FXS. Fmrp-null mice show reduced adult hippocampal neurogenesis. As Fmrp is also enriched in mature neurons, we investigated the function of Fmrp expression in neural stem and progenitor cells (aNSCs) and its role in adult neurogenesis. Here we show that ablation of Fmrp in aNSCs by inducible gene recombination leads to reduced hippocampal neurogenesis in vitro and in vivo, as well as markedly impairing hippocampus-dependent learning in mice. Conversely, restoration of Fmrp expression specifically in aNSCs rescues these learning deficits in Fmrp-deficient mice. These data suggest that defective adult neurogenesis may contribute to the learning impairment seen in FXS, and these learning deficits can be rectified by delayed restoration of Fmrp specifically in aNSCs.

Indexed as

Adult Stem CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Fragile X SyndromeHippocampusHumansLearningMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicFMR1 protein, humanFmr1 protein, mouseFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1

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PMID21516088
PMCPMC3140952
OpenAlexW2120836514

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