2019
Mechanisms of Neurological Dysfunction in GOSR2 Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy, a Golgi SNAREopathy
Jepson JEC, Praschberger R, Krishnakumar SS. Mechanisms of Neurological Dysfunction in GOSR2 Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy, a Golgi SNAREopathy. Neuroscience 2019, 420: 41-49. PMID: 30954670, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.03.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumSNARE proteinsProgressive myoclonus epilepsySecretory trafficking pathwaysCis-Golgi membranesMis-sense mutationsTransport vesiclesGolgi transportTrafficking pathwaysVesicles budSecretory pathwaySuccessive fusion eventsTarget membraneFusion eventsEssential functionsDevelopmental defectsMolecular mechanismsMyoclonus epilepsyProteinFusion stepSevere neurological disordersMutationsMembranePathwayInitial step
2017
Mutations in Membrin/GOSR2 Reveal Stringent Secretory Pathway Demands of Dendritic Growth and Synaptic Integrity
Praschberger R, Lowe SA, Malintan NT, Giachello CNG, Patel N, Houlden H, Kullmann DM, Baines RA, Usowicz MM, Krishnakumar SS, Hodge JJL, Rothman JE, Jepson JEC. Mutations in Membrin/GOSR2 Reveal Stringent Secretory Pathway Demands of Dendritic Growth and Synaptic Integrity. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 97-109. PMID: 28978487, PMCID: PMC5640804, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDendritesDrosophila melanogasterFemaleFibroblastsGene ExpressionGenetic Association StudiesGolgi ApparatusHumansMaleMembrane FusionMutationMyoclonic Epilepsies, ProgressivePhenotypePrimary Cell CultureQb-SNARE ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSecretory PathwaySynapsesYoung AdultConceptsMembrane fusionGolgi membrane fusionProgressive myoclonus epilepsyGenotype-phenotype relationshipsPresynaptic cytoskeletonEssential proteinsDrosophila modelMembrinMutationsPathogenic mutationsSynaptic functionProteinMyoclonus epilepsyExplanatory basisCytoskeletonGrowthSynaptic integrityPathway deficitsNervous systemMulti-layered strategySnareFusionFragmentation