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BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 1084, Issue -, Pages 158-164Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.02.044
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plasticity; hippocampus; spine shape; activity dependent; development
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD07333] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH35321] Funding Source: Medline
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a common form of mental retardation caused by the absence of functional fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). FXS is associated with elevated density and length of dendritic spines, as well as an immature-appearing distribution profile of spine morphologies in the neocortex. Mice that lack FMRP (Fmr1 knockout mice) exhibit a similar phenotype in the neocortex, suggesting that FMRP is important for dendritic spine maturation and pruning. Examination of Golgi-stained pyramidal cells in hippocampal subfield CA1 of adult Fmr1 knockout mice reveals longer spines than controls and a morphology profile that, while essentially opposite of that described in the Fmr1 knockout neocortex, appears similarly immature. This finding strongly suggests that FMRP is required for the processes of spine maturation and pruning in multiple brain regions and that the specific pathology depends on the cellular context. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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