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Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Nguyen LH, Hsieh LS, Gong X, Burns LH, Bordey A. Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32075941, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasia type IITuberous sclerosis complexFocal cortical malformationsCortical malformationsSeizure frequencyReduced seizure frequencyVehicle-treated miceOnset of seizuresFilamin ALifelong epilepsyShort hairpin RNANeurological comorbiditiesNeuronal abnormalitiesSeizure activityEpilepsy treatmentSeizure onsetMouse modelAdult miceFLNA expressionPatientsCortical tissueMiceSeizuresMalformationsHairpin RNA
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex
Feliciano DM, Zhang S, Quon JL, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 22: 1725-1734. PMID: 23349360, PMCID: PMC3613161, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexShort hairpin RNANewborn neuronsFactor 1ASubventricular zoneSVZ stem cellsNewborn neuron survivalNeurogenic subventricular zoneSingle-cell electroporationTranscriptional activityShRNA expressionHairpin RNAMammalian targetMolecular determinantsNovel microenvironmentNeuron deathNeuron survivalOlfactory lesionsNeonatal miceBrain lesionsStem cellsMouse modelNeuron productionSurvival advantage