Modeling Fragile X Syndrome, 2012 Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation Series, Vol. 54

Introduction: Reminiscing on Models and Modeling.- Probing Astrocyte Function in Fragile X Syndrome.- Neural Stem Cells.- Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) and the Spinal Sensory System.- The role of the postsynaptic density in the pathology of the fragile X syndrome.- Behavior in a Drosophila model of Fragile X.- Molecular and Genetic Analysis of the Drosophila Model of Fragile X Syndrome.- Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein and Stem Cells.- Manipulating the Fragile Mental Retardation Proteins in the frog.- Exploring the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata as a novel animal model for the speech-language deficit of fragile X syndrome.- Neuroendocrine alterations in the fragile X mouse.- Taking STEPs forward to understanding Fragile X Syndrome.- Fmr-1 as an offspring genetic and a maternal environmental factor in neurodevelopmental disease.- Mouse Models of the Fragile X Premutation and the Fragile X Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome.- Clinical Aspects of the Fragile X Syndrome.- Fragile X Syndrome: A Psychiatric Perspective.- Fragile X Syndrome and Targeted Treatment Trials.- The Fragile X-associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome.- Vignettes: Models in Absentia.