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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

The Sodium Channel B4-Subunits are Dysregulated in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Drug-Resistant Patients.

Mariam A Sheilabi, Louise Y Takeshita, Edward J Sims, Francesco Falciani, Alessandra P Princivalle

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mariam A SheilabiBiomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3650-3406
Louise Y TakeshitaInstitute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4288-4388
Edward J SimsBiomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK.
Francesco FalcianiInstitute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK.
Alessandra P PrincivalleBiomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5375-0604
Sheffield Hallam University · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 TransBioLine project 821283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of partial epilepsy referred for surgery due to antiepileptic drug (AED) resistance. A common molecular target for many of these drugs is the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC). The VGSC consists of four domains of pore-forming α-subunits and two auxiliary β-subunits, several of which have been well studied in epileptic conditions. However, despite the β4-subunits' role having been reported in some neurological conditions, there is little research investigating its potential significance in epilepsy. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to assess the role of SCN4β in epilepsy by using a combination of molecular and bioinformatics approaches. We first demonstrated that there was a reduction in the relative expression of

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Gene Expression RegulationAnticonvulsantsComputational BiologyDrug ResistanceEpilepsy, Temporal LobeGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansTranscription, GeneticVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel beta-4 SubunitAnticonvulsantsSCN4B protein, humanVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel beta-4 Subunitantiepileptic drug resistancehippocampal sclerosisNav β4 subunitSCN4Btemporal lobe epilepsyvoltage-gated sodium channels

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PMID32331418
PMCPMC7216270
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