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ArticleScientific reports2020

Computational pipeline to probe NaV1.7 gain-of-function variants in neuropathic painful syndromes.

Alberto A Toffano, Giacomo Chiarot, Stefano Zamuner, Margherita Marchi, Erika Salvi, Stephen G Waxman, Catharina G Faber, Giuseppe Lauria, Achille Giacometti, Marta Simeoni

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Alberto A ToffanoDipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Universitá Ca' Foscari Venezia, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
Giacomo ChiarotDipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica, Universitá Ca' Foscari Venezia, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
Stefano ZamunerLaboratory of Statistical Biophysics, Institute of Physics, School of Basic Sciences, Ècole Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Margherita MarchiNeuroalgology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta", Milan, Italy.
Erika SalviNeuroalgology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta", Milan, Italy.
Stephen G WaxmanCenter for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System and Yale Medical School, West Haven, USA.
Catharina G FaberMHeNs school for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Giuseppe LauriaNeuroalgology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta", Milan, Italy.
Achille GiacomettiDipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Universitá Ca' Foscari Venezia, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
Marta SimeoniDipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica, Universitá Ca' Foscari Venezia, Venezia-Mestre, Italy. simeoni@unive.it.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITCa' Foscari University of Venice · ITEuropean Centre for Living Technology · ITÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHMaastricht University · NLVA Connecticut Healthcare System · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Applications of machine learning and graph theory techniques to neuroscience have witnessed an increased interest in the last decade due to the large data availability and unprecedented technology developments. Their employment to investigate the effect of mutational changes in genes encoding for proteins modulating the membrane of excitable cells, whose biological correlates are assessed at electrophysiological level, could provide useful predictive clues. We apply this concept to the analysis of variants in sodium channel NaV1.7 subunit found in patients with chronic painful syndromes, by the implementation of a dedicated computational pipeline empowering different and complementary techniques including homology modeling, network theory, and machine learning. By testing three templates of different origin and sequence identities, we provide an optimal condition for its use. Our findings reveal the usefulness of our computational pipeline in supporting the selection of candidates for cell electrophysiology assay and with potential clinical applications.

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Cell Physiological PhenomenaComputational BiologyElectrophysiological PhenomenaGain of Function MutationHumansMachine LearningMembrane PotentialsNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuralgiaNeurosciencesSyndromeNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel

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PMID33087732
PMCPMC7578092
OpenAlexW3094083226

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