2021
Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection
2018
De Novo Pathogenic Variants in CACNA1E Cause Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy with Contractures, Macrocephaly, and Dyskinesias
Helbig KL, Lauerer RJ, Bahr JC, Souza IA, Myers CT, Uysal B, Schwarz N, Gandini MA, Huang S, Keren B, Mignot C, Afenjar A, de Villemeur T, Héron D, Nava C, Valence S, Buratti J, Fagerberg CR, Soerensen KP, Kibaek M, Kamsteeg EJ, Koolen DA, Gunning B, Schelhaas HJ, Kruer MC, Fox J, Bakhtiari S, Jarrar R, Padilla-Lopez S, Lindstrom K, Jin SC, Zeng X, Bilguvar K, Papavasileiou A, Xing Q, Zhu C, Boysen K, Vairo F, Lanpher BC, Klee EW, Tillema JM, Payne ET, Cousin MA, Kruisselbrink TM, Wick MJ, Baker J, Haan E, Smith N, Sadeghpour A, Davis EE, Katsanis N, Genomics T, Allori A, Angrist M, Ashley P, Bidegain M, Boyd B, Chambers E, Cope H, Cotten C, Curington T, Davis E, Ellestad S, Fisher K, French A, Gallentine W, Goldberg R, Hill K, Kansagra S, Katsanis N, Katsanis S, Kurtzberg J, Marcus J, McDonald M, Mikati M, Miller S, Murtha A, Perilla Y, Pizoli C, Purves T, Ross S, Sadeghpour A, Smith E, Wiener J, Corbett M, MacLennan A, Gecz J, Biskup S, Goldmann E, Rodan L, Kichula E, Segal E, Jackson K, Asamoah A, Dimmock D, McCarrier J, Botto L, Filloux F, Tvrdik T, Cascino G, Klingerman S, Neumann C, Wang R, Jacobsen J, Nolan M, Snell R, Lehnert K, Sadleir L, Anderlid B, Kvarnung M, Guerrini R, Friez M, Lyons M, Leonhard J, Kringlen G, Casas K, Achkar C, Smith L, Rotenberg A, Poduri A, Sanchis-Juan A, Carss K, Rankin J, Zeman A, Raymond F, Blyth M, Kerr B, Ruiz K, Urquhart J, Hughes I, Banka S, Study D, Hedrich U, Scheffer I, Helbig I, Zamponi G, Lerche H, Mefford H. De Novo Pathogenic Variants in CACNA1E Cause Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy with Contractures, Macrocephaly, and Dyskinesias. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2018, 103: 666-678. PMID: 30343943, PMCID: PMC6216110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsR-type calcium currentsEpileptic encephalopathyCalcium currentPathogenic variantsDevelopmental impairmentR-type calcium channelsDe novo pathogenic variantsCause of DEEProfound developmental impairmentHyperkinetic movement disordersNovo pathogenic variantsAnti-epileptic drug topiramateCentral nervous systemAbundant epileptiform activityVoltage-gated CaSevere neurodevelopmental disorderSeizure freedomInfantile-onset seizuresIntractable seizuresEpileptiform activityVoltage-dependent activationMovement disordersSevere hypotoniaHuman epilepsySynaptic transmission
2015
Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development
Nishimura S, Bilgüvar K, Ishigame K, Sestan N, Günel M, Louvi A. Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124295. PMID: 25875176, PMCID: PMC4398320, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBone Morphogenetic Protein 7Cell MovementChemokine CXCL12CholecystokininCorpus CallosumEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomozygoteHumansInterneuronsMiceMice, KnockoutMidline Thalamic NucleiMutationNeocortexNeuropilin-2Receptor, Cholecystokinin AReceptor, Cholecystokinin BReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionTranscriptomeConceptsCCK receptorsBrain developmentMammalian neocortical developmentCentral nervous systemCortical interneuron migrationHomozygous mutant miceMammalian brain developmentPeripheral organsReceptor lossCorpus callosumCortical developmentPostnatal brainAbundant neuropeptideNervous systemInterneuron migrationMutant miceEmbryonic neocortexNeocortical developmentReceptorsPeptide hormonesG proteinsCholecystokininReciprocal expressionCCKBRBrain