Cell-type-specific profiling of defects in translation and neurogenesis in a human iPSC model of fragile X syndrome
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ABSTRACT: Transcriptional silencing of the FMR1 gene in fragile X syndrome (FXS) leads to loss of the RNA-binding protein, FMRP. In addition to its well-established role of regulating protein synthesis, emerging evidence suggests that FMRP acts to coordinate proliferation and differentiation during early neural development. However, whether translational control by FMRP drives critical cellular events of fate specification and developmental transitions in the developing human brain remains unknown. Here, we have designed a high-throughput, in vitro assay that allows for the simultaneous quantification of protein synthesis and proliferation within defined neural subpopulations. Using iPSC-derived neural progenitor cells and organoids to model human cortical neurogenesis in FXS, we show that abnormal protein synthesis during early development alters cellular decisions to favor proliferative over neurogenic cell fates.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE146339 | GEO | 2021/04/12
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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