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ArticleNeurochemical research2016

Abnormal Expression of FBXL20 in Refractory Epilepsy Patients and a Pilocarpine-Induced Rat Model.

Pengfei Fu, YueTao Wen, Yan Xiong, Yanke Zhang, Haiyang Zhang, Yanfeng Xie, Quanhong Shi

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Pengfei FuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
YueTao WenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Yan XiongDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Yanke ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Haiyang ZhangDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China.
Yanfeng XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Quanhong ShiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China. 417149803@qq.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNWest China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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Abstract

E3 ubiquitin ligases are important protein-modifying enzymes involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 20 (FBXL20), an E3 ubiquitin ligase widely expressed in the central nervous system, plays an important role in the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of regulating synaptic membrane exocytosis 1 (RIM1), which is an important factor in the release of synaptic vesicles. FBXL20 has been associated with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases; thus, we hypothesized that FBXL20 is involved in the development of epilepsy. Herein, we used immunofluorescence staining, immunohistochemistry and western blotting to determine the expression pattern of FBXL20 in temporal lobe epilepsy patients and pilocarpine-induced epilepsy animal models. We also injected SD rats with lentivirus-vector mediated overexpression of FBXL20. The results showed that FBXL20 is expressed in the membrane and the cytoplasm of cortical neurons, and overexpression of FBXL20 decreased the onset level of spontaneous seizure, the frequency and duration of seizures. Additionally, FBXL20 protein level was decreased but RIM1 protein level was increased in the epileptic group compared with the LV-FBXL20 and LV-GFP group. These findings in humans were consistent with the results from a pilocarpine-induced animal model of chronic epilepsy. Thus, abnormal expression of FBXL20 might play an important role in the development of epilepsy.

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AdolescentAdultAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyF-Box ProteinsFemaleHippocampusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeocortexNeuronsPilocarpineRats, Sprague-DawleySynaptic VesiclesF-Box ProteinsFBXL20 protein, humanPilocarpineFBXL20RIM1Synapse plasticitySynaptic vesicleTemporal lobe epilepsyUbiquitination

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