Description
The image depicts the FMR1 gene (orange), located on the long arm of the X chromosome. FMR1 codes for the protein Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP). A member of the nuclear ribonucleoprotein family of RNA-binding proteins, FMRP regulates transport and represses translation of a subset of neuronal mRNAs. Mutations within this gene segment are associated with the disease Fragile X Syndrome, or FXS.
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