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ArticleCell reports2019

Wnd/DLK Is a Critical Target of FMRP Responsible for Neurodevelopmental and Behavior Defects in the Drosophila Model of Fragile X Syndrome.

Alexandra Russo, Aaron DiAntonio

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Article in Cell reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexandra RussoDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Aaron DiAntonioDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Needleman Center for Neurometabolism and Axonal Therapeutics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: diantonio@wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

REGULATION OF AXONAL DEGENERATION BY THE DLK KINASER01NS065053 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DIANTONIO, AARON · 2010 to 2019
$3.3M
(PQ#9) Promoting Axon Stability to Prevent Therapy-induced Peripheral NeuropathyR01CA219866 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DIANTONIO, AARON, MILBRANDT, JEFFREY D · 2017 to 2021
$2.3M
Novel mechanisms regulating Wnd/DLK in synaptic developmentF31NS101827 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RUSSO, ALEXANDRA · 2017 to 2019
$70k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA219866NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS101827NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065053
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading heritable cause of intellectual disability and commonly co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder. Silencing of the Fmr1 gene leads to the absence of the protein product, fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), which represses translation of many target mRNAs. Excess translation of these targets is one cause of neuronal dysfunction in FXS. Utilizing the Drosophila model of FXS, we identified the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K) Wallenda/dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK) as a critical target of FMRP. dFMRP binds Wallenda mRNA and is required to limit Wallenda protein levels. In dFmr1 mutants, Wallenda signaling drives defects in synaptic development, neuronal morphology, and behavior. Pharmacological inhibition of Wallenda in larvae suppresses dFmr1 neurodevelopmental phenotypes, while adult administration prevents dFmr1 behavioral defects. We propose that in dFmr1 mutants chronic Wallenda/DLK signaling disrupts nervous system development and function and that inhibition of this kinase cascade might be a candidate therapeutic intervention for the treatment of FXS.

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Behavior, AnimalAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFeeding BehaviorFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Fragile X SyndromeGroomingLarvaMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMutationNervous SystemNeuromuscular JunctionRNA, MessengerSynapsesDrosophila ProteinsFMR1 protein, DrosophilaFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesRNA, Messengerwnd protein, DrosophilaGNE-3511grooming behaviorhighwireJNKneurodegenerationneurodevelopmentneuromuscular junctionsynaptic transmission

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PMID31484070
PMCPMC6746345
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