Species-specific FMRP regulation of RACK1 is critical for prenatal cortical development

M Shen, CL Sirois, Y Guo, M Li, Q Dong… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 protein (FMRP) deficiency leads to fragile X
syndrome (FXS), an autism spectrum disorder. The role of FMRP in prenatal human brain …

Epigenetic regulation of autophagy in neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity

I Bai, C Keyser, Z Zhang, B Rosolia, JY Hwang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is a conserved cellular mechanism that enables the degradation and recycling of
cellular organelles and proteins via the lysosomal pathway. In neurodevelopment and …

Rigor and reproducibility in human brain organoid research: Where we are and where we need to go

SO Sandoval, G Cappuccio, K Kruth, S Osenberg… - Stem cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Human brain organoid models have emerged as a promising tool for studying human brain
development and function. These models preserve human genetics and recapitulate some …

Dysregulation of the mTOR-FMRP pathway and synaptic plasticity in an environmental model of ASD

ML Hilal, E Rosina, G Pedini, L Restivo, C Bagni - Molecular Psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is caused by genetic, epigenetic, and
environmental factors. Mutations in the human FMR1 gene, encoding the Fragile X …

PRMT5-mediated arginine methylation of FXR1 is essential for RNA binding in cancer cells<? mode longmeta?>

A Vijayakumar, M Majumder, S Yin… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Emerging evidence indicates that arginine methylation promotes the stability of arginine-
glycine-rich (RGG) motif-containing RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and regulates gene …

Bilobalide Activates Autophagy and Enhances the Efficacy of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Spinal Cord Injury Via Upregulating FMRP to Promote WNK1 …

M Chen, G Xu, W Guo, Y Lin, Z Yao - Neurochemical Research, 2025 - Springer
Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) represents an
encouraging strategy for the repair of spinal cord injury (SCI), however, its effectiveness on …

CGG repeats in the human FMR1 gene regulate mRNA localization and cellular stress in developing neurons

CL Sirois, Y Guo, M Li, NE Wolkoff, T Korabelnikov… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
The human genome has many short tandem repeats, yet the normal functions of these
repeats are unclear. The 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of the fragile X messenger …

Role of FMRP in AKT/mTOR pathway-mediated hippocampal autophagy in fragile X syndrome

B Zhang, J Zhang, H Chen, D Qiao, F Guo, X Hu… - Progress in Neuro …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by epigenetic silencing of the Fmr1 gene, leading to the
deletion of the coding protein FMRP. FXS induces abnormal hippocampal autophagy and …

Single-molecule live-cell RNA imaging with CRISPR-Csm

C Xia, D Colognori, X Jiang, K Xu, JA Doudna - bioRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
High-resolution, real-time imaging of RNA is essential for understanding the diverse,
dynamic behaviors of individual RNA molecules in single cells. However, single-molecule …

From wings to whiskers to stem cells: why every model matters in fragile X syndrome research

SO Sandoval, NM Méndez-Albelo, Z Xu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by epigenetic silencing of the X-linked fragile X
messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMR1) gene located on chromosome Xq27. 3, which leads …