2019
Hypervascularization in mTOR‐dependent focal and global cortical malformations displays differential rapamycin sensitivity
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Bordey A. Hypervascularization in mTOR‐dependent focal and global cortical malformations displays differential rapamycin sensitivity. Epilepsia 2019, 60: 1255-1265. PMID: 31125447, PMCID: PMC6558978, DOI: 10.1111/epi.15969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood vesselsRapamycin treatmentVessel densityVessel abnormalitiesPostnatal day 14 miceAbsence of seizuresWild-type miceConditional transgenic miceTuberous sclerosis complexTypes of MCDDay 14 miceMCD modelFocal MCDMTOR blockersDysplastic neuronsFunctional outcomeEpilepsy treatmentSomatosensory cortexYoung miceFocal malformationsCortical developmentJuvenile miceTotal vessel lengthAnimal modelsTransgenic mice
2016
Tsc1 haploinsufficiency is sufficient to increase dendritic patterning and Filamin A levels
Zhang L, Huang T, Bordey A. Tsc1 haploinsufficiency is sufficient to increase dendritic patterning and Filamin A levels. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 629: 15-18. PMID: 27345385, PMCID: PMC4983256, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexDendritic complexityDendritic patterningTotal dendritic lengthTsc1 haploinsufficiencyFLNA levelsNeonatal electroporationDendritic lengthNewborn neuronsDendritic abnormalitiesSholl analysisOlfactory bulbFilamin ATsc1 lossHeterozygote miceCognitive defectsDendritic morphologyMiceA levelsMost individualsHaploinsufficiencyHeterozygote conditionLevelsAbnormalitiesNeurons
2015
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1a contributes to dendritic overgrowth in tuberous sclerosis
Zhang L, Feliciano DM, Huang T, Zhang S, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1a contributes to dendritic overgrowth in tuberous sclerosis. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 612: 43-47. PMID: 26655465, PMCID: PMC4728030, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexDendritic complexityOlfactory bulb neuronsNeonatal electroporationBulb neuronsTuberous sclerosisTransgenic miceTSC neuronsDendritic patterningNeurological disordersNeuronsCellular alterationsDendritic overgrowthPathological conditionsMRNA levelsRapamycin complex 1Mechanistic targetCognitive disabilitiesData highlightTranscriptional activityVivoFactor 1AOvergrowthLevel contributes
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
2012
NKCC1 Knockdown Decreases Neuron Production through GABAA-Regulated Neural Progenitor Proliferation and Delays Dendrite Development
Young SZ, Taylor MM, Wu S, Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Kubera C, Bordey A. NKCC1 Knockdown Decreases Neuron Production through GABAA-Regulated Neural Progenitor Proliferation and Delays Dendrite Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 13630-13638. PMID: 23015452, PMCID: PMC3478384, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2864-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCell CountCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCerebral VentriclesDendritesEgtazic AcidElectroporationFemaleGABA ModulatorsGABA-A Receptor AgonistsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesKi-67 AntigenLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceMuscimolNeural Stem CellsNeuronsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPentobarbitalReceptors, GABA-ARNA, Small InterferingSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2SOXB1 Transcription FactorsTransfectionConceptsNPC proliferationDecreased neuronal densityTotal dendritic lengthNeonatal subventricular zoneNeural stem cell proliferationNeural progenitor cell developmentNeural progenitor proliferationShort hairpin RNADendritic complexityDendritic lengthNeuronal densityNewborn neuronsDendritic arborizationNeuron densityDendritic developmentSubventricular zoneNeuron productionCalcium responseSynaptic integrationNKCC1 knockdownPentobarbital effectsAllosteric agonistDendritic treeProgenitor cell developmentCotransporter NKCC1
2011
Postnatal neurogenesis generates heterotopias, olfactory micronodules and cortical infiltration following single-cell Tsc1 deletion
Feliciano DM, Quon JL, Su T, Taylor MM, Bordey A. Postnatal neurogenesis generates heterotopias, olfactory micronodules and cortical infiltration following single-cell Tsc1 deletion. Human Molecular Genetics 2011, 21: 799-810. PMID: 22068588, PMCID: PMC3263992, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell MovementCerebral CortexDendritesElectroporationFemaleGene DeletionMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeurogliaNeuronsOlfactory BulbPeriventricular Nodular HeterotopiaSingle-Cell AnalysisTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTuberous SclerosisTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexSubventricular zoneBrain lesionsPostnatal subventricular zoneForebrain structuresTsc1 deletionHuman subventricular zoneCortical infiltrationNeurological symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsNon-invasive imagingOlfactory lesionsPostnatal neurogenesisTSC patientsPersistent infiltrationTransgenic miceAbnormal circuitsStructural abnormalitiesDendritic treeNeuronal precursorsLesionsEmbryonic neurogenesisNeurogenesisNeuronsMicronodules
2010
MicroRNA miR‐137 Regulates Neuronal Maturation by Targeting Ubiquitin Ligase Mind Bomb‐1
Smrt RD, Szulwach KE, Pfeiffer RL, Li X, Guo W, Pathania M, Teng Z, Luo Y, Peng J, Bordey A, Jin P, Zhao X. MicroRNA miR‐137 Regulates Neuronal Maturation by Targeting Ubiquitin Ligase Mind Bomb‐1. Stem Cells 2010, 28: 1060-1070. PMID: 20506192, PMCID: PMC3140955, DOI: 10.1002/stem.431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal maturationMiR-137Dendritic morphogenesisSpine developmentNovel miRNA-mediated mechanismCultured primary neuronsMiR-137 overexpressionConserved target sitesMiR-137 targetsBrain-enriched microRNAYoung neuronsMicroRNA miR-137Phenotypic maturationPrimary neuronsAxonal growthMiRNA-mediated mechanismMIB1Mind bomb-1NeuronsMessenger RNAMaturationOpposite effectOverexpressionMicroRNAsNeurodevelopment