2022
The role of altered translation in intellectual disability and epilepsy
Malone TJ, Kaczmarek LK. The role of altered translation in intellectual disability and epilepsy. Progress In Neurobiology 2022, 213: 102267. PMID: 35364140, PMCID: PMC10583652, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2022.102267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntellectual disabilityNeuronal stimulationLocal synaptic activityActivity-dependent changesActivity-dependent translationOverall excitabilitySynaptic activityEpileptic seizuresSynaptic componentsCellular compositionEpilepsyDisabilityIon channelsCell typesDisordersHigher proportionStimulationSeizuresStimuliWorld populationPopulationExcitabilityOriginal stimulusDiseaseMutations
2014
Emerging role of the KCNT1 Slack channel in intellectual disability
Kim GE, Kaczmarek LK. Emerging role of the KCNT1 Slack channel in intellectual disability. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2014, 8: 209. PMID: 25120433, PMCID: PMC4112808, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntellectual disabilitySlack channelsChannel activityEarly-onset epilepsyMaintained stimulationOnset epilepsyFragile X syndromeCommon causeNeuronal excitabilityEpileptic disordersAnimal modelsIntellectual impairmentX syndromeDisabilityMental retardation proteinSyndromePhysiological roleEpilepsyKCNT1ExcitabilityNeuronsBrainImpairmentRoleActivityClinical whole-genome sequencing in severe early-onset epilepsy reveals new genes and improves molecular diagnosis
Martin HC, Kim GE, Pagnamenta AT, Murakami Y, Carvill GL, Meyer E, Copley RR, Rimmer A, Barcia G, Fleming MR, Kronengold J, Brown MR, Hudspith KA, Broxholme J, Kanapin A, Cazier JB, Kinoshita T, Nabbout R, Consortium T, Bentley D, McVean G, Heavin S, Zaiwalla Z, McShane T, Mefford HC, Shears D, Stewart H, Kurian MA, Scheffer IE, Blair E, Donnelly P, Kaczmarek LK, Taylor JC. Clinical whole-genome sequencing in severe early-onset epilepsy reveals new genes and improves molecular diagnosis. Human Molecular Genetics 2014, 23: 3200-3211. PMID: 24463883, PMCID: PMC4030775, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 9EpilepsyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKCNQ2 Potassium ChannelMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationNAV1.2 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsPathology, MolecularPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblUniparental DisomyYoung AdultConceptsSevere early-onset epilepsyEarly-onset epilepsyOhtahara syndromeMolecular diagnosisWhole-genome sequencingClinical whole-genome sequencingPathogenic de novo mutationsHomozygous missense variantPotassium channel currentsSeizure typesO patientsDiagnostic yieldOS casesPatientsPower of WGSMolecular genetic diagnosisEpilepsyClinical phenotypeClinical diagnosisClinical toolHeterogeneous disorderDevelopmental delayDe novo mutationsDiagnosisMissense variants
2006
Policing the Ball: A New Potassium Channel Subunit Determines Inactivation Rate
Kaczmarek LK. Policing the Ball: A New Potassium Channel Subunit Determines Inactivation Rate. Neuron 2006, 49: 642-644. PMID: 16504937, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research