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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Fragile X mental retardation 1 protein (FMRP) is the archetype of a class of cytoplasmic mRNA-binding proteins that includes the fragile X-related 1 and 2 proteins (FXR1P and FXR2P). Whereas absence of FMRP is the cause of fragile X syndrome, it is not known if FXR1P and FXR2P are associated with any pathology. It is also still elusive whether these homologous proteins can partially compensate for the absence of FMRP in the case of the fragile X syndrome. FXR1 is widely expressed in mammals and its expression pattern is complex since several mRNA variants and protein isoforms are detected. In mouse, we observed that the highest level of FXR1 is found in the adult testis. This tissue is an exception, since all known FXR1P isoforms, some of which have been considered as tissue specific, are detected in it. In young animals, changes in mRNA-spliced variants and their corresponding protein isoforms occur during spermatogenesis. Using biochemical, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic techniques, we show that FXR1P is associated with microtubule elements. Since the cytoskeletal framework is implicated in cellular plasticity as well as in mRNA transport, we propose new possibilities for the function(s) of the FXR proteins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2803-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Microtubules, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Polyribosomes, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-RNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Sperm Tail, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Spermatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Spermatogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:11734545-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental expression of the fragile X-related 1 proteins in mouse testis: association with microtubule elements.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Hôpital St. François d'Assise du CHUQ, 10, rue de l'Espinay, Québec G1L 3L5, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't