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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Molecular Insights into IQSEC2 Disease.

Nina S Levy, Veronika Borisov, Orit Lache, Andrew P Levy

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nina S LevyTechnion Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
Veronika BorisovTechnion Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
Orit LacheTechnion Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
Andrew P LevyTechnion Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent insights into IQSEC2 disease are summarized in this review as follows: (1) Exome sequencing of IQSEC2 patient DNA has led to the identification of numerous missense mutations that delineate at least six and possibly seven essential functional domains present in the IQSEC2 gene. (2) Experiments using IQSEC2 transgenic and knockout (KO) mouse models have recapitulated the presence of autistic-like behavior and epileptic seizures in affected animals; however, seizure severity and etiology appear to vary considerably between models. (3) Studies in IQSEC2 KO mice reveal that IQSEC2 is involved in inhibitory as well as stimulatory neurotransmission. The overall picture appears to be that mutated or absent IQSEC2 arrests neuronal development, resulting in immature neuronal networks. Subsequent maturation is aberrant, leading to increased inhibition and reduced neuronal transmission. (4) The levels of Arf6-GTP remain constitutively high in IQSEC2 knockout mice despite the absence of IQSEC2 protein, indicating impaired regulation of the Arf6 guanine nucleotide exchange cycle. (5) A new therapy that has been shown to reduce the seizure burden for the IQSEC2 A350V mutation is heat treatment. Induction of the heat shock response may be responsible for this therapeutic effect.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderEpilepsyAnimalsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsSeizuresGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsIQSEC2 protein, humanIQSEC2 protein, mouseNerve Tissue ProteinsArf6-GTPheat shockIQSEC2

Identifiers

PMID36902414
PMCPMC10003148
OpenAlexW4323318286

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