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Expression of 4E-BP1 in juvenile mice alleviates mTOR-induced neuronal dysfunction and epilepsy
Nguyen LH, Xu Y, Mahadeo T, Zhang L, Lin TV, Born HA, Anderson AE, Bordey A. Expression of 4E-BP1 in juvenile mice alleviates mTOR-induced neuronal dysfunction and epilepsy. Brain 2021, 145: 1310-1325. PMID: 34849602, PMCID: PMC9128821, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal malformationsCortical developmentJuvenile miceCortical spectral activitySpontaneous seizure frequencyIrregular firing patternNovel therapeutic opportunitiesNeuronal cytomegalySeizure frequencyEpilepsy onsetNeuronal abnormalitiesElectrophysiological alterationsIntractable epilepsyNeuronal dysfunctionJuvenile brainMouse modelMTOR pathwayTherapeutic opportunitiesMalformationsFiring patternsEpilepsyAberrant expressionNeurodevelopmental disordersMTOR effectorsMice
2021
Rab27a-Dependent Paracrine Communication Controls Dendritic Spine Formation and Sensory Responses in the Barrel Cortex
Zhang L, Zhang X, Hsieh LS, Lin TV, Bordey A. Rab27a-Dependent Paracrine Communication Controls Dendritic Spine Formation and Sensory Responses in the Barrel Cortex. Cells 2021, 10: 622. PMID: 33799820, PMCID: PMC8000154, DOI: 10.3390/cells10030622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedDendritic SpinesExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsExtracellular VesiclesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGestational AgeMiceParacrine CommunicationPregnancyPyramidal CellsRab27 GTP-Binding ProteinsSensory Receptor CellsSomatosensory CortexSynaptic TransmissionVibrissaeConceptsSmall extracellular vesiclesL4 neuronsParacrine communicationExcitatory synaptic transmissionRelease of sEVsDendritic spine formationCell-autonomous effectsRisk of autismL2/3 neuronsPyramidal neuronsLayer 2/3Somatosensory cortexBarrel cortexCortical neuronsSynaptic transmissionWhisker stimulationSomatosensory informationJuvenile miceSynaptic connectivitySynaptic integrationSpine formationBrain developmentNeuronsSensory stimulationSpine development
2019
Hypervascularization in mTOR‐dependent focal and global cortical malformations displays differential rapamycin sensitivity
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Bordey A. Hypervascularization in mTOR‐dependent focal and global cortical malformations displays differential rapamycin sensitivity. Epilepsia 2019, 60: 1255-1265. PMID: 31125447, PMCID: PMC6558978, DOI: 10.1111/epi.15969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood vesselsRapamycin treatmentVessel densityVessel abnormalitiesPostnatal day 14 miceAbsence of seizuresWild-type miceConditional transgenic miceTuberous sclerosis complexTypes of MCDDay 14 miceMCD modelFocal MCDMTOR blockersDysplastic neuronsFunctional outcomeEpilepsy treatmentSomatosensory cortexYoung miceFocal malformationsCortical developmentJuvenile miceTotal vessel lengthAnimal modelsTransgenic mice