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Convulsive seizures from experimental focal cortical dysplasia occur independently of cell misplacement
Hsieh LS, Wen JH, Claycomb K, Huang Y, Harrsch FA, Naegele JR, Hyder F, Buchanan GF, Bordey A. Convulsive seizures from experimental focal cortical dysplasia occur independently of cell misplacement. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 11753. PMID: 27249187, PMCID: PMC4895394, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMaleMalformations of Cortical DevelopmentMiceNeuronsPrefrontal CortexSeizuresSignal TransductionSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWhite MatterConceptsFocal cortical dysplasiaCortical dysplasiaType II focal cortical dysplasiaWhite matter heterotopiasLayer 2/3 neuronsLife-long treatmentTonic-clonic seizuresNormal survival rateMedial prefrontal cortexLocal malformationsConvulsive seizuresPharmacoresistant epilepsySeizure activitySeizure generationSeizure occurrenceCommon causeCortical developmentMurine modelNeurocognitive impairmentSurvival rateSeizuresRapamycin withdrawalPrefrontal cortexMTOR activityRapamycin treatment
2023
In Utero Electroporated Neurons for Medium-Throughput Screening of Compounds Regulating Neuron Morphology
Sokolov A, Aurich M, Bordey A. In Utero Electroporated Neurons for Medium-Throughput Screening of Compounds Regulating Neuron Morphology. ENeuro 2023, 10: eneuro.0160-23.2023. PMID: 37620147, PMCID: PMC10464655, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0160-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatosensory cortexCortical pyramidal neuronsTreatment of epilepsyNeurite overgrowthNeurologic disabilityPyramidal neuronsSoma sizeNovel agentsCircuit alterationsSide effectsMorphologic assessmentMouse neuronsRelated disordersDiseased neuronsMTOR activatorDrug efficacyCandidate therapeuticsNeuronsNeuron morphologyMTOR activityMedium-throughput screeningNeurodevelopmental disordersNeurite lengthMorphologic measurementsDisorders
2014
MEK-ERK1/2-Dependent FLNA Overexpression Promotes Abnormal Dendritic Patterning in Tuberous Sclerosis Independent of mTOR
Zhang L, Bartley CM, Gong X, Hsieh LS, Lin TV, Feliciano DM, Bordey A. MEK-ERK1/2-Dependent FLNA Overexpression Promotes Abnormal Dendritic Patterning in Tuberous Sclerosis Independent of mTOR. Neuron 2014, 84: 78-91. PMID: 25277454, PMCID: PMC4185153, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic complexityFLNA overexpressionDendritic abnormalitiesFLNA expressionDendritic patterningComplex dendritic arborsWild-type neuronsFilamin ADendritic arborsERK1/2-dependent mannerDendritic defectsNeurological defectsMEK-ERK1/2NeuronsMTOR activityNeurodevelopmental disordersNeurodevelopmental diseasesProtein filamin AAbnormalitiesMTOROverexpression
2013
Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons
Lafourcade CA, Lin TV, Feliciano DM, Zhang L, Hsieh LS, Bordey A. Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 2419-2431. PMID: 23392671, PMCID: PMC3711634, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1840-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell DifferentiationCell EnlargementCell Line, TumorCell MovementCerebral VentriclesDendritesElectroporationFemaleHypertrophyMaleMiceMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuropeptidesOlfactory BulbRas Homolog Enriched in Brain ProteinSirolimusStem CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsNeural progenitor cellsWild-type miceOlfactory bulbMTOR activitySynaptic inputsEctopic neuronal differentiationSubventricular zone neural progenitor cellsActive ras homologNeuronal differentiationGABAergic synaptic inputsTsc1 mutant miceSubventricular zone progenitorsDendritic complexityNewborn neuronsTuberous sclerosisOlig2 cellsHyperactive mTORHeterozygote miceCircuit formationAction potentialsNeuronal morphologyNewborn cellsMutant miceEctopic cellsMammalian target