The bantam microRNA is associated with drosophila fragile X mental retardation protein and regulates the fate of germline stem cells.

Fragile X syndrome, a common form of inherited mental retardation, is caused by the loss of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). We have previously demonstrated that dFmr1, the Drosophila ortholog of the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene, plays a role in the proper maintenance of germline...

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Main Authors: Yingyue Yang, Shunliang Xu, Laixin Xia, Jun Wang, Shengmei Wen, Peng Jin, Dahua Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1000444&type=printable
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