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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2016

Elevated ERK/p90 ribosomal S6 kinase activity underlies audiogenic seizure susceptibility in fragile X mice.

Kirsty Sawicka, Alexander Pyronneau, Miranda Chao, Michael V L Bennett, R Suzanne Zukin

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Altered Auditory Maturation in Fragile X Syndrome and Its Involvement in Audiogenic Seizure Susceptibility.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kirsty SawickaDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461 ksawicka@rockefeller.edu suzanne.zukin@einstein.yu.edu michael.bennett@einstein.yu.edu.
Alexander PyronneauDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461.
Miranda ChaoDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461.
Michael V L BennettDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461 ksawicka@rockefeller.edu suzanne.zukin@einstein.yu.edu michael.bennett@einstein.yu.edu.
R Suzanne ZukinDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461 ksawicka@rockefeller.edu suzanne.zukin@einstein.yu.edu michael.bennett@einstein.yu.edu.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Dysregulation of mTOR Signaling in Fragile X SyndromeR01MH092877 · NIMH · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI ZUKIN, R. SUZANNE · 2011 to 2021
$4.3M
Estrogen: Neuroprotection and RescueR01NS045693 · NINDS · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI ZUKIN, R. SUZANNE · 2003 to 2014
$4.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH092877NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS045693
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common heritable cause of intellectual disability and a leading genetic form of autism. The Fmr1 KO mouse, a model of FXS, exhibits elevated translation in the hippocampus and the cortex. ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) and mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) signaling regulate protein synthesis by activating downstream targets critical to translation initiation and elongation and are known to contribute to hippocampal defects in fragile X. Here we show that the effect of loss of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) on these pathways is brain region specific. In contrast to the hippocampus, ERK (but not mTOR) signaling is elevated in the neocortex of fragile X mice. Phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6, typically a downstream target of mTOR, is elevated in the neocortex, despite normal mTOR activity. This is significant in that S6 phosphorylation facilitates translation, correlates with neuronal activation, and is altered in neurodevelopmental disorders. We show that in fragile X mice, S6 is regulated by ERK via the "alternative" S6 kinase p90-ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK), as evidenced by the site of elevated phosphorylation and the finding that ERK inhibition corrects elevated RSK and S6 activity. These findings indicate that signaling networks are altered in the neocortex of fragile X mice such that S6 phosphorylation receives aberrant input from ERK/RSK. Importantly, an RSK inhibitor reduces susceptibility to audiogenic seizures in fragile X mice. Our findings identify RSK as a therapeutic target for fragile X and suggest the therapeutic potential of drugs for the treatment of FXS may vary in a brain-region-specific manner.

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AnimalsCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsEpilepsy, ReflexExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Fragile X SyndromeMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaSeizuresSignal TransductionDNA-Binding ProteinsElf4 protein, mouseExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFmr1 protein, mouseFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsautismFMRPintellectual disabilitymTORRSK

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PMID27663742
PMCPMC5068319
OpenAlexW2521150881

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