FMRP in Mouse Astrocyte (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

FMRP in Mouse Astrocyte

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Green marks the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) in a mouse cortical astrocyte (a type of glial cell that supports neurons in the brain) growing in cell culture. The cell nucleus is labeled blue and F-actin (a component of the cell's cytoskeleton) is labeled red.

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Yi Zuo

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