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Convulsive seizures from experimental focal cortical dysplasia occur independently of cell misplacement
Hsieh LS, Wen JH, Claycomb K, Huang Y, Harrsch FA, Naegele JR, Hyder F, Buchanan GF, Bordey A. Convulsive seizures from experimental focal cortical dysplasia occur independently of cell misplacement. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 11753. PMID: 27249187, PMCID: PMC4895394, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMaleMalformations of Cortical DevelopmentMiceNeuronsPrefrontal CortexSeizuresSignal TransductionSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWhite MatterConceptsFocal cortical dysplasiaCortical dysplasiaType II focal cortical dysplasiaWhite matter heterotopiasLayer 2/3 neuronsLife-long treatmentTonic-clonic seizuresNormal survival rateMedial prefrontal cortexLocal malformationsConvulsive seizuresPharmacoresistant epilepsySeizure activitySeizure generationSeizure occurrenceCommon causeCortical developmentMurine modelNeurocognitive impairmentSurvival rateSeizuresRapamycin withdrawalPrefrontal cortexMTOR activityRapamycin treatment
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
2013
mTORC1 Targets the Translational Repressor 4E-BP2, but Not S6 Kinase 1/2, to Regulate Neural Stem Cell Self-Renewal In Vivo
Hartman NW, Lin TV, Zhang L, Paquelet GE, Feliciano DM, Bordey A. mTORC1 Targets the Translational Repressor 4E-BP2, but Not S6 Kinase 1/2, to Regulate Neural Stem Cell Self-Renewal In Vivo. Cell Reports 2013, 5: 433-444. PMID: 24139800, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedEukaryotic Initiation FactorsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesNeural Stem CellsNeuropeptidesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationRas Homolog Enriched in Brain ProteinRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsCap-dependent translationNeural stem cellsNSC differentiationStem Cell Self-RenewalTranslational repressor 4E-BP1P70 S6 kinase 1Neural Stem Cell Self-RenewalCell Self-RenewalRapamycin complex 1Neonatal neural stem cellsS6 kinase 1Downstream regulatory mechanismsLineage expansionSelf-RenewalRegulatory mechanismsKinase 1Kinase 1/2Constitutive activationMammalian targetCell growthStem cellsBrain sizeDifferentiationKnockdownNeuron productionRheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons
Lafourcade CA, Lin TV, Feliciano DM, Zhang L, Hsieh LS, Bordey A. Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 2419-2431. PMID: 23392671, PMCID: PMC3711634, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1840-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell DifferentiationCell EnlargementCell Line, TumorCell MovementCerebral VentriclesDendritesElectroporationFemaleHypertrophyMaleMiceMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuropeptidesOlfactory BulbRas Homolog Enriched in Brain ProteinSirolimusStem CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsNeural progenitor cellsWild-type miceOlfactory bulbMTOR activitySynaptic inputsEctopic neuronal differentiationSubventricular zone neural progenitor cellsActive ras homologNeuronal differentiationGABAergic synaptic inputsTsc1 mutant miceSubventricular zone progenitorsDendritic complexityNewborn neuronsTuberous sclerosisOlig2 cellsHyperactive mTORHeterozygote miceCircuit formationAction potentialsNeuronal morphologyNewborn cellsMutant miceEctopic cellsMammalian target