2019
Potassium channel dysfunction in human neuronal models of Angelman syndrome
Sun A, Yuan Q, Fukuda M, Yu W, Yan H, Lim G, Nai M, D'Agostino G, Tran H, Itahana Y, Wang D, Lokman H, Itahana K, Lim S, Tang J, Chang Y, Zhang M, Cook S, Rackham O, Lim C, Tan E, Ng H, Lim K, Jiang Y, Je H. Potassium channel dysfunction in human neuronal models of Angelman syndrome. Science 2019, 366: 1486-1492. PMID: 31857479, PMCID: PMC7735558, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav5386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngelman syndromePotassium channel dysfunctionAS mouse modelUbiquitin protein ligase E3A (UBE3A) geneHuman neuronal modelNeuronal hyperexcitabilityNetwork hyperactivityAS patientsSeizure susceptibilitySynaptic dysfunctionModel miceIntrinsic excitabilityNeuronal excitabilityMouse modelBig potassium channelsHuman neuronsChannel dysfunctionEpilepsy susceptibilityBK channelopathyMouse neuronsPotassium channelsIndividual neuronsBrain organoidsNeuronsDysfunction
2013
The Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3a Is Required for Polarized Dendrite Morphogenesis in Pyramidal Neurons
Miao S, Chen R, Ye J, Tan G, Li S, Zhang J, Jiang Y, Xiong Z. The Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3a Is Required for Polarized Dendrite Morphogenesis in Pyramidal Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 327-333. PMID: 23283345, PMCID: PMC6618628, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2509-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesLong apical dendritesNeuron dendritic arborsDendrite outgrowthUbiquitin protein ligase E3ANovel pathological mechanismBasal dendritesCorticospinal tractDendritic arborsMouse modelPathological mechanismsMammalian prefrontal cortexExcitatory cellsPrefrontal cortexNeuronsDendrite morphogenesisCellular mechanismsDendritic morphologySelective inhibitionUBE3AMiceDendritesMolecular mechanismsDownregulation