2019
An Epilepsy-Associated KCNT1 Mutation Enhances Excitability of Human iPSC-Derived Neurons by Increasing Slack KNa Currents
Quraishi IH, Stern S, Mangan KP, Zhang Y, Ali SR, Mercier MR, Marchetto MC, McLachlan MJ, Jones EM, Gage FH, Kaczmarek LK. An Epilepsy-Associated KCNT1 Mutation Enhances Excitability of Human iPSC-Derived Neurons by Increasing Slack KNa Currents. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 7438-7449. PMID: 31350261, PMCID: PMC6759030, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1628-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere epileptic encephalopathyAction potentialsEpileptic encephalopathyFiring rateCurrent-clamp recordingsSodium-activated potassium channelsMaximal firing rateIntensity of firingMean firing rateKCNT1 mutationsCortical neuronsCell-autonomous mechanismsEffective treatmentHuman neuronsPotassium currentActive neuronsNeuronsPotassium channelsCompensatory changesDisease-causing mutationsHyperexcitabilityHuman iPSCEncephalopathyExcitabilityStem cells
2016
Zika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia
Onorati M, Li Z, Liu F, Sousa AMM, Nakagawa N, Li M, Dell’Anno M, Gulden FO, Pochareddy S, Tebbenkamp AT, Han W, Pletikos M, Gao T, Zhu Y, Bichsel C, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Lisgo S, Zhang Y, Testen A, Gao XB, Mlakar J, Popovic M, Flamand M, Strittmatter SM, Kaczmarek LK, Anton ES, Horvath TL, Lindenbach BD, Sestan N. Zika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2576-2592. PMID: 27568284, PMCID: PMC5135012, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBrainCell DeathCentrosomeFetusGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunity, InnateMicrocephalyMitochondriaMitosisNeocortexNeural Stem CellsNeuroepithelial CellsNeurogliaNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsNucleosidesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSpinal CordTranscription, GeneticVirus ReplicationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsRadial glial cellsNES cellsNeuroepithelial stem cellsZIKV infectionFetal brain slicesStem cellsEarly human neurodevelopmentHuman neuroepithelial stem cellsHuman neural stem cellsCell deathSingle-cell RNA-seqNeural stem cellsNeurodevelopment defectsZIKV replicationGlial cellsBrain slicesPotential treatmentRadial gliaZika virusPhospho-TBK1Neurodevelopmental defectsRNA-seqSupernumerary centrosomesNucleoside analoguesHuman neurodevelopment
2015
Neuronal Growth and Trophic Factors
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Neuronal Growth and Trophic Factors. 2015, 353-386. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0015.ChaptersMolecular genetic approachesMature nervous systemGrowth factorNeuronal determinationTranscription factorsGenetic approachesKey growth factorsNeural developmentStem cellsTypes of neuronsNearby cellsNeuronal growthMechanism of actionMedical therapySympathetic neuronsMotor neuronsTrophic factorsNervous systemSteroid hormonesNeuronsDrosophilaCellsDevelopmental factorsGeneticsDifferentiation