The fragile X mutation impairs homeostatic plasticity in human neurons by blocking synaptic retinoic acid signaling

Abstract

Inactivation of the Fmr1 gene that is mutated in fragile X syndrome leads to loss of retinoic acid–mediated homeostatic plasticity in human neurons.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/scitranslmed.aar4338

Entities

People

  • Bo Zhou
  • Christopher Patzke
  • Kristin L Arendt
  • Lu Chen
  • Marius Wernig
  • Nan Yang
  • Samuele Marro
  • Thomas C. Südhof
  • Tyler Fair
  • Yingsha Zhang
  • Zhenjie Zhang

Organizations

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Fraxa Research Foundation
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • New York Stem Cell Foundation
  • Stanford University
  • United States Department of Defense

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular Genetics
  • Neuroscience