PMID- 23727436 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140806 LR - 20131209 IS - 1873-7064 (Electronic) IS - 0028-3908 (Linking) VI - 76 Pt C DP - 2014 Jan TI - BDNF in fragile X syndrome. PG - 729-36 LID - S0028-3908(13)00231-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.05.018 [doi] AB - Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a monogenic disorder that is caused by the absence of FMR1 protein (FMRP). FXS serves as an excellent model disorder for studies investigating disturbed molecular mechanisms and synapse function underlying cognitive impairment, autism, and behavioral disturbance. Abnormalities in dendritic spines and synaptic transmission in the brain of FXS individuals and mouse models for FXS indicate perturbations in the development, maintenance, and plasticity of neuronal network connectivity. However, numerous alterations are found during the early development in FXS, including abnormal differentiation of neural progenitors and impaired migration of newly born neurons. Several aspects of FMRP function are modulated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling. Here, we review the evidence of the role for BDNF in the developing and adult FXS brain. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'BDNF Regulation of Synaptic Structure, Function, and Plasticity'. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Castren, Maija L AU - Castren ML AD - Institute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Rinnekoti Foundation, Rinnekodintie 10, FIN-02980 Espoo, Finland. Electronic address: Maija.Castren@helsinki.fi. FAU - Castren, Eero AU - Castren E LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20130529 PL - England TA - Neuropharmacology JT - Neuropharmacology JID - 0236217 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (FMR1 protein, human) RN - 139135-51-6 (Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*physiology/*therapeutic use MH - Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein/genetics MH - Fragile X Syndrome/*drug therapy/genetics/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects/genetics MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine hydrochloride OT - ADHD OT - Autism OT - BDNF OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - CYFIP1 OT - Circuit function OT - Differentiation OT - FMR1 gene OT - FMR1 protein OT - FMRP OT - FMRP-interacting protein OT - FXS OT - FXTAS OT - Fmr1 KO OT - Fmr1 gene OT - Fragile X syndrome OT - GABA OT - IP OT - LTD OT - LTP OT - MPEP OT - Mental retardation OT - N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor OT - NMDA OT - NPC OT - Neural progenitors OT - RNA interference OT - RNAi OT - TrkB receptor OT - aNPCs OT - adult neural progenitor cells OT - attention deficit and/or hyperactive disorder OT - fragile X mental retardation 1 gene OT - fragile X mental retardation 1 knockout OT - gamma-aminobutyric acid OT - gp1 OT - group 1 OT - intermediate progenitor OT - long-term depression OT - long-term potentiation OT - mGluR OT - metabotropic glutamate receptor OT - neural progenitor cells OT - tremor/ataxia syndrome OT - tropomyosin-related kinase B receptor EDAT- 2013/06/04 06:00 MHDA- 2014/08/07 06:00 CRDT- 2013/06/04 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/05/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/05/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/06/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/06/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/08/07 06:00 [medline] AID - S0028-3908(13)00231-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.05.018 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropharmacology. 2014 Jan;76 Pt C:729-36. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.05.018. Epub 2013 May 29.