The fragile X protein controls microtubule-associated protein 1B translation and microtubule stability in brain neuron development. 2004

Robert Lu, and Houping Wang, and Zhe Liang, and Li Ku, and William T O'donnell, and Wen Li, and Stephen T Warren, and Yue Feng
Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

The fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) is a selective RNA-binding protein implicated in regulating translation of its mRNA ligands. The absence of FMRP results in fragile X syndrome, one of the leading causes of inherited mental retardation. Delayed dendritic spine maturation was found in fragile X mental retardation patients as well as in Fmr1 knockout (KO) mice, indicating the functional requirement of FMRP in synaptic development. However, the biochemical link between FMRP deficiency and the neuronal impairment during brain development has not been defined. How FMRP governs normal synapse development in the brain remains elusive. We report here that the developmentally programmed FMRP expression represses the translation of microtubule associated protein 1B (MAP1B) and is required for the accelerated decline of MAP1B during active synaptogenesis in neonatal brain development. The lack of FMRP results in misregulated MAP1B translation and delayed MAP1B decline in the Fmr1 KO brain. Furthermore, the aberrantly elevated MAP1B protein expression leads to abnormally increased microtubule stability in Fmr1 KO neurons. Together, these results indicate that FMRP plays critical roles in controlling cytoskeleton organization during neuronal development, and the abnormal microtubule dynamics is a conceivable underlying factor for the pathogenesis of fragile X mental retardation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D008869 Microtubule-Associated Proteins High molecular weight proteins found in the MICROTUBULES of the cytoskeletal system. Under certain conditions they are required for TUBULIN assembly into the microtubules and stabilize the assembled microtubules. Ensconsin,Epithelial MAP, 115 kDa,Epithelial Microtubule-Associate Protein, 115 kDa,MAP4,Microtubule Associated Protein,Microtubule Associated Protein 4,Microtubule Associated Protein 7,Microtubule-Associated Protein,Microtubule-Associated Protein 7,E-MAP-115,MAP1 Microtubule-Associated Protein,MAP2 Microtubule-Associated Protein,MAP3 Microtubule-Associated Protein,Microtubule Associated Proteins,Microtubule-Associated Protein 1,Microtubule-Associated Protein 2,Microtubule-Associated Protein 3,7, Microtubule-Associated Protein,Associated Protein, Microtubule,E MAP 115,Epithelial Microtubule Associate Protein, 115 kDa,MAP1 Microtubule Associated Protein,MAP2 Microtubule Associated Protein,MAP3 Microtubule Associated Protein,Microtubule Associated Protein 1,Microtubule Associated Protein 2,Microtubule Associated Protein 3,Microtubule-Associated Protein, MAP1,Microtubule-Associated Protein, MAP2,Microtubule-Associated Protein, MAP3,Protein 7, Microtubule-Associated,Protein, Microtubule Associated,Protein, Microtubule-Associated
D008870 Microtubules Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS. Microtubule
D009419 Nerve Tissue Proteins Proteins, Nerve Tissue,Tissue Proteins, Nerve
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005260 Female Females
D005600 Fragile X Syndrome A condition characterized genotypically by mutation of the distal end of the long arm of the X chromosome (at gene loci FRAXA or FRAXE) and phenotypically by cognitive impairment, hyperactivity, SEIZURES, language delay, and enlargement of the ears, head, and testes. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY occurs in nearly all males and roughly 50% of females with the full mutation of FRAXA. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p226) FRAXA Syndrome,FRAXE Syndrome,Martin-Bell Syndrome,Fra(X) Syndrome,Fragile X Mental Retardation Syndrome,Fragile X-F Mental Retardation Syndrome,Mar (X) Syndrome,Marker X Syndrome,Mental Retardation, X-Linked, Associated With Fragile Site Fraxe,Mental Retardation, X-Linked, Associated With Marxq28,X-Linked Mental Retardation and Macroorchidism,FRAXA Syndromes,FRAXE Syndromes,Fragile X Syndromes,Marker X Syndromes,Martin Bell Syndrome,Syndrome, FRAXA,Syndrome, FRAXE,Syndrome, Fragile X,Syndrome, Marker X,Syndrome, Martin-Bell,Syndromes, FRAXA,Syndromes, FRAXE,Syndromes, Fragile X,Syndromes, Marker X,X Linked Mental Retardation and Macroorchidism

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