Kv3 channels: enablers of rapid firing, neurotransmitter release, and neuronal endurance

LK Kaczmarek, Y Zhang - Physiological reviews, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
The intrinsic electrical characteristics of different types of neurons are shaped by the K+
channels they express. From among the more than 70 different K+ channel genes …

Ion channel genes and epilepsy: functional alteration, pathogenic potential, and mechanism of epilepsy

F Wei, LM Yan, T Su, N He, ZJ Lin, J Wang, YW Shi… - Neuroscience …, 2017 - Springer
Ion channels are crucial in the generation and modulation of excitability in the nervous
system and have been implicated in human epilepsy. Forty-one epilepsy-associated ion …

Clinical spectrum and genotype–phenotype associations of KCNA2-related encephalopathies

S Masnada, UBS Hedrich, E Gardella, J Schubert… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Recently, de novo mutations in the gene KCNA2, causing either a dominant-negative loss-of-
function or a gain-of-function of the voltage-gated K+ channel Kv1. 2, were described to …

Not all SCN1A epileptic encephalopathies are Dravet syndrome: Early profound Thr226Met phenotype

LG Sadleir, EI Mountier, D Gill, S Davis, C Joshi… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To define a distinct SCN1A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with
early onset, profound impairment, and movement disorder. Methods: A case series of 9 …

Perampanel in 12 patients with Unverricht‐Lundborg disease

A Crespel, P Gelisse, NPL Tang, P Genton - Epilepsia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Perampanel (PER) was used in 12 patients with Unverricht‐Lundborg disease
(ULD) to evaluate its efficacy against myoclonus and seizures. Methods We treated 11 …

Venom-derived peptide inhibitors of voltage-gated potassium channels

RS Norton, KG Chandy - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Voltage-gated potassium channels play a key role in human physiology and pathology.
Reflecting their importance, numerous channelopathies have been characterised that arise …

Myoclonus epilepsy and ataxia due to KCNC1 mutation: Analysis of 20 cases and K+ channel properties

KL Oliver, S Franceschetti, CJ Milligan… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To comprehensively describe the new syndrome of myoclonus epilepsy and
ataxia due to potassium channel mutation (MEAK), including cellular electrophysiological …

Clinical features and outcome of 6 new patients carrying de novo KCNB1 gene mutations

C Marini, M Romoli, E Parrini, C Costa, D Mei… - Neurology …, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To describe electroclinical features and outcome of 6 patients harboring KCNB1
mutations. Methods: Clinical, EEG, neuropsychological, and brain MRI data analysis …

The impact of next-generation sequencing on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in paediatric patients

D Mei, E Parrini, C Marini, R Guerrini - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2017 - Springer
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has contributed to the identification of many monogenic
epilepsy syndromes and is favouring earlier and more accurate diagnosis in a subset of …

Metalloproteases of the inner mitochondrial membrane

RM Levytskyy, I Bohovych, O Khalimonchuk - Biochemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
The inner mitochondrial membrane (IM) is among the most protein-rich cellular
compartments. The metastable IM subproteome where the concentration of proteins is …