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 ResearchConceptsMouse 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 geneThe 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 DOI: 10.7554/elife.91010.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMouse 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
2022
Current Review in Basic Science: Animal Models of Focal Cortical Dysplasia and Epilepsy
Nguyen LH, Bordey A. Current Review in Basic Science: Animal Models of Focal Cortical Dysplasia and Epilepsy. Epilepsy Currents 2022, 22: 234-240. PMID: 36187145, PMCID: PMC9483763, DOI: 10.1177/15357597221098230.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsFocal cortical dysplasiaFCD type IIAnimal modelsCortical dysplasiaMechanisms of epileptogenesisNumerous animal modelsElectroclinical featuresIntractable epilepsyType IIFCD subtypesFrequent causeCortical developmentPrevalent causeNovel therapeuticsEpilepsyEarly lifeGene mutationsClinical applicationCurrent reviewDysplasiaTechnical considerationsMTORBasic scienceCause
2019
GATORopathies: The role of amino acid regulatory gene mutations in epilepsy and cortical malformations
Iffland PH, Carson V, Bordey A, Crino PB. GATORopathies: The role of amino acid regulatory gene mutations in epilepsy and cortical malformations. Epilepsia 2019, 60: 2163-2173. PMID: 31625153, PMCID: PMC7155771, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16370.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCellular amino acid levelsRegulatory gene mutationsActivator RhebAmino acid levelsProtein complexesSingle geneRegulatory proteinsGene mutationsMechanistic targetNPRL3Rapamycin (mTOR) pathwayMTOR activationMTOR pathwayMutationsNPRL2MTOR inhibitionGenesFocal cortical dysplasia type IIaMTORDEPDC5ProteinPivotal rolePathwayRecent studiesNeuronal excitability