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Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Nguyen LH, Hsieh LS, Gong X, Burns LH, Bordey A. Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32075941, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasia type IITuberous sclerosis complexFocal cortical malformationsCortical malformationsSeizure frequencyReduced seizure frequencyVehicle-treated miceOnset of seizuresFilamin ALifelong epilepsyShort hairpin RNANeurological comorbiditiesNeuronal abnormalitiesSeizure activityEpilepsy treatmentSeizure onsetMouse modelAdult miceFLNA expressionPatientsCortical tissueMiceSeizuresMalformationsHairpin RNA
2013
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex
Feliciano DM, Zhang S, Quon JL, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 22: 1725-1734. PMID: 23349360, PMCID: PMC3613161, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexShort hairpin RNANewborn neuronsFactor 1ASubventricular zoneSVZ stem cellsNewborn neuron survivalNeurogenic subventricular zoneSingle-cell electroporationTranscriptional activityShRNA expressionHairpin RNAMammalian targetMolecular determinantsNovel microenvironmentNeuron deathNeuron survivalOlfactory lesionsNeonatal miceBrain lesionsStem cellsMouse modelNeuron productionSurvival advantage
2012
NKCC1 Knockdown Decreases Neuron Production through GABAA-Regulated Neural Progenitor Proliferation and Delays Dendrite Development
Young SZ, Taylor MM, Wu S, Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Kubera C, Bordey A. NKCC1 Knockdown Decreases Neuron Production through GABAA-Regulated Neural Progenitor Proliferation and Delays Dendrite Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 13630-13638. PMID: 23015452, PMCID: PMC3478384, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2864-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCell CountCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCerebral VentriclesDendritesEgtazic AcidElectroporationFemaleGABA ModulatorsGABA-A Receptor AgonistsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesKi-67 AntigenLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceMuscimolNeural Stem CellsNeuronsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPentobarbitalReceptors, GABA-ARNA, Small InterferingSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2SOXB1 Transcription FactorsTransfectionConceptsNPC proliferationDecreased neuronal densityTotal dendritic lengthNeonatal subventricular zoneNeural stem cell proliferationNeural progenitor cell developmentNeural progenitor proliferationShort hairpin RNADendritic complexityDendritic lengthNeuronal densityNewborn neuronsDendritic arborizationNeuron densityDendritic developmentSubventricular zoneNeuron productionCalcium responseSynaptic integrationNKCC1 knockdownPentobarbital effectsAllosteric agonistDendritic treeProgenitor cell developmentCotransporter NKCC1