2024
The mTOR pathway genes MTOR, Rheb, Depdc5, Pten, and Tsc1 have convergent and divergent impacts on cortical neuron development and function
Nguyen L, Xu Y, Nair M, Bordey A. The mTOR pathway genes MTOR, Rheb, Depdc5, Pten, and Tsc1 have convergent and divergent impacts on cortical neuron development and function. ELife 2024, 12: rp91010. PMID: 38411613, PMCID: PMC10942629, DOI: 10.7554/elife.91010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainDrug Resistant EpilepsyMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceNeuronsPyramidal CellsConceptsMouse medial prefrontal cortexMedial prefrontal cortexFocal malformations of cortical developmentMalformations of cortical developmentExcitatory synaptic activityExcitatory synaptic transmissionCortical neuron developmentPyramidal neuron morphologyMechanisms of hyperexcitabilityResponse to therapeutic interventionsMTORC1 signalingGene-specific mechanismsPrefrontal cortexFocal malformationsBrain somatic mutationsMTOR complex 1Membrane excitabilityBiallelic inactivationClinical manifestationsGene mutationsNetwork hyperexcitabilitySynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityIntractable epilepsyRepressor gene
2023
In Utero Electroporated Neurons for Medium-Throughput Screening of Compounds Regulating Neuron Morphology
Sokolov A, Aurich M, Bordey A. In Utero Electroporated Neurons for Medium-Throughput Screening of Compounds Regulating Neuron Morphology. ENeuro 2023, 10: eneuro.0160-23.2023. PMID: 37620147, PMCID: PMC10464655, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0160-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatosensory cortexCortical pyramidal neuronsTreatment of epilepsyNeurite overgrowthNeurologic disabilityPyramidal neuronsSoma sizeNovel agentsCircuit alterationsSide effectsMorphologic assessmentMouse neuronsRelated disordersDiseased neuronsMTOR activatorDrug efficacyCandidate therapeuticsNeuronsNeuron morphologyMTOR activityMedium-throughput screeningNeurodevelopmental disordersNeurite lengthMorphologic measurementsDisorders
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
2018
In utero electroporation-based translating ribosome affinity purification identifies age-dependent mRNA expression in cortical pyramidal neurons
Huang T, Nguyen L, Lin TV, Gong X, Zhang L, Kim GB, Sarkisian MR, Breunig JJ, Bordey A. In utero electroporation-based translating ribosome affinity purification identifies age-dependent mRNA expression in cortical pyramidal neurons. Neuroscience Research 2018, 143: 44-52. PMID: 29857015, PMCID: PMC6265126, DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinDoublecortin ProteinElectroporationEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProtein BiosynthesisPyramidal CellsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibosomal Protein L10Ribosomal ProteinsRNA, MessengerSomatosensory CortexSynapsinsConceptsSpecific neuronal populationsRibosomal protein L10aRibosome affinity purificationSelective biological processesNeuronal genesMolecular profileSpecific developmental patternsTarget genesAffinity purificationBiological processesGenesUtero electroporationNeuronal populationsEmbryonic day 14Molecular profilingDevelopmental patternsMRNA expression