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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Cell. 2008 Jun;14(6):926–939. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.04.003

Figure 6. Model for FMRP function in linking stimulus-induced dendritic mRNA transport to local translation at synapses.

Figure 6

mGluR activation causes a differential accumulation and subsequent translation of mRNAs important for synapse formation and maturation during development in WT neurons; but in neurons lacking FMRP this selective transport-dependent increase in mRNAs is dysregulated.