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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
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Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates
Silbereis J, Heintz T, Taylor MM, Ganat Y, Ment LR, Bordey A, Vaccarino F. Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2010, 44: 362-373. PMID: 20470892, PMCID: PMC2900521, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2010.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBeta-GalactosidaseCell LineageCerebellumGenes, ReporterGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntegrasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticStem CellsTime FactorsConceptsExternal granule cell layerGranule cell precursorsInternal granule cell layerGranule cell layerGranule cellsRhombic lipAstroglial cellsProtein expression profilesGlial fibrillary acidic protein promoterCerebellar granule cell precursorsHuman glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterEmbryonic rhombic lipInducible Cre recombinaseNeuronal progenitor cellsReporter proteinFirst postnatal weekNeural stem cell markersLate embryogenesisCellular plasticityImmature granule cellsEarly postnatal developmentCell layerReporter geneCerebellar granule neuronsStem cell markers