Fmr-1 as an offspring genetic and a maternal environmental factor in neurodevelopmental disease.
Fmr-1 as an offspring genetic and a maternal environmental factor in neurodevelopmental disease.
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Fmr-1 作为神经发育疾病中的后代遗传因素和母体环境因素。
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-21649-7_13
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发表时间:
2012
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通讯作者:
Toth,Miklos
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作者:
Zupan,Bojana;Toth,Miklos
Since fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a typical X-linked mendelian disorder, the protein product associated with the disease (FMRP) is absent or reduced not only in the affected individuals but, in case of full mutation, also in their mothers. Here, by using the mouse model of the disease, we provide evidence that hyperactivity, a typical symptom of FXS, is not wholly induced by the lack of Fmrp in mice but also occurs as a result of its reduced expression in their mother. Genetically wild-type offspring of mutant mothers also had hyperactivity, albeit less pronounced than the mutant offspring. However, other features of FXS reproduced in the mouse model, such as sensory hyperreactivity and seizure susceptibility, were exclusively associated with the absence of Fmrp in the offspring. These data indicate thatfmr-1, the gene encoding Fmrp, can be both an offspring genetic and a maternal environmental factor in producing a neurodevelopmental condition.