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ArticleNature communications2017

Disrupted neuronal maturation in Angelman syndrome-derived induced pluripotent stem cells.

James J Fink, Tiwanna M Robinson, Noelle D Germain, Carissa L Sirois, Kaitlyn A Bolduc, Amanda J Ward, Frank Rigo, Stormy J Chamberlain, Eric S Levine

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

James J FinkDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
Tiwanna M RobinsonDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
Noelle D GermainDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
Carissa L SiroisDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
Kaitlyn A BolducDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
Amanda J WardIonis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California 92010, USA.
Frank RigoIonis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California 92010, USA.
Stormy J ChamberlainDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4720-9680
Eric S LevineDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
University of Connecticut · USIonis Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

BDNF-Endocannabinoid Interactions in the Cerebral CortexR01MH094896 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI LEVINE, ERIC S · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
Synaptic signaling in a human stem cell model of Angelman syndromeR21NS078753 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI LEVINE, ERIC S · 2012 to 2013
$415k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH094896NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS078753
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurogenetic disorder caused by deletion of the maternally inherited UBE3A allele and is characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, ataxia, seizures and a happy affect. Here, we explored the underlying pathophysiology using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons from AS patients and unaffected controls. AS-derived neurons showed impaired maturation of resting membrane potential and action potential firing, decreased synaptic activity and reduced synaptic plasticity. These patient-specific differences were mimicked by knocking out UBE3A using CRISPR/Cas9 or by knocking down UBE3A using antisense oligonucleotides. Importantly, these phenotypes could be rescued by pharmacologically unsilencing paternal UBE3A expression. Moreover, selective effects of UBE3A disruption at late stages of in vitro development suggest that changes in action potential firing and synaptic activity may be secondary to altered resting membrane potential. Our findings provide a cellular phenotype for investigating pathogenic mechanisms underlying AS and identifying novel therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Action PotentialsAngelman SyndromeCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedFemaleGene Knockout TechniquesHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMembrane PotentialsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsSynaptic TransmissionUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUBE3A protein, humanUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID28436452
PMCPMC5413969
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