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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2020

dCas9-Based Scn1a Gene Activation Restores Inhibitory Interneuron Excitability and Attenuates Seizures in Dravet Syndrome Mice.

Gaia Colasante, Gabriele Lignani, Simone Brusco, Claudia Di Berardino, Jenna Carpenter, Serena Giannelli, Nicholas Valassina, Simone Bido, Raffaele Ricci, Valerio Castoldi and 9 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers.

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121citing papers in PubMed
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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121 citing papers in PubMed, 224 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gaia ColasanteStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: colasante.gaia@hsr.it.
Gabriele LignaniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Simone BruscoStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Claudia Di BerardinoStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Jenna CarpenterDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Serena GiannelliStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Nicholas ValassinaStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Simone BidoStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Raffaele RicciStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Valerio CastoldiExperimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Silvia MarennaExperimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Timothy ChurchDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Luca MassiminoStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe MorabitoStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Fabio BenfenatiCenter for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16132 Genova, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Stephanie SchorgeDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Letizia LeocaniExperimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Dimitri M KullmannDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Vania BroccoliStem Cell and Neurogenesis Unit, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; CNR Institute of Neuroscience, 20129 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: broccoli.vania@hsr.it.
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University · ITUniversity College London · GBOspedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

Funding

Medical Research Council G0802158Medical Research Council G116/147Medical Research Council MR/L01095X/1Medical Research Council MR/S011005/1Wellcome Trust 209807/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy caused mainly by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations of the SCN1A gene, indicating haploinsufficiency as the pathogenic mechanism. Here we tested whether catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9)-mediated Scn1a gene activation can rescue Scn1a haploinsufficiency in a mouse DS model and restore physiological levels of its gene product, the Na

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Transcriptional ActivationAction PotentialsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCRISPR-Associated Protein 9Disease Models, AnimalEpilepsies, MyoclonicFemaleGABAergic NeuronsGenetic TherapyHippocampusInterneuronsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelCRISPR-Associated Protein 9NAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelScn1a protein, mouseactivatory CRISPRDravet syndromeepileptic encephalopathygene therapy

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PMID31607539
PMCPMC6952031
OpenAlexW2971450631

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