2023
Nova proteins direct synaptic integration of somatostatin interneurons through activity-dependent alternative splicing
Ibrahim L, Wamsley B, Alghamdi N, Yusuf N, Sevier E, Hairston A, Sherer M, Jaglin X, Xu Q, Guo L, Jamayran A, Favuzzi E, Yuan Y, Dimidschstein J, Darnell R, Fishell G. Nova proteins direct synaptic integration of somatostatin interneurons through activity-dependent alternative splicing. ELife 2023, 12: e86842. PMID: 37347149, PMCID: PMC10287156, DOI: 10.7554/elife.86842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative splicingSomatostatin interneuronsFamily of RNA-binding proteinsCortical circuit formationRNA-binding proteinsFamily of proteinsActivity-dependent alternative splicingNova familyMouse somatosensory cortexNOVA proteinsBear populationInhibitory cellsAxon formationSplicingSynaptic integrationGene expressionInterneuronsCircuit formationCortical circuitryActivity-dependentSomatosensory cortexSynapse formationBrain developmentSynaptic functionProtein
2022
Activated astrocytes attenuate neocortical seizures in rodent models through driving Na+-K+-ATPase
Zhao J, Sun J, Zheng Y, Zheng Y, Shao Y, Li Y, Fei F, Xu C, Liu X, Wang S, Ruan Y, Liu J, Duan S, Chen Z, Wang Y. Activated astrocytes attenuate neocortical seizures in rodent models through driving Na+-K+-ATPase. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7136. PMID: 36414629, PMCID: PMC9681834, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34662-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-seizure effectsNa+-K+-ATPasePyramidal neuronsNeocortical seizuresRodent modelsInhibition of pyramidal neuronsExcitation-inhibition imbalanceTreatment of intractable epilepsyNa+-K+-ATPase activityMinimal side effectsAnti-seizure strategyAstrocyte-neuron interactionsOptogenetic activationTherapeutic windowIntractable epilepsyEpilepsy modelSide effectsCalcium signalingTherapeutic effectSeizuresActivity-dependentEpileptic seizuresAstrocyte stimulationAstrocytesPotential target
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