
pmid: 16990550
Abnormally synchronized synaptic transmission in the brain causes epilepsy. Most inherited forms of epilepsy result from mutations in ion channels. However, one form of epilepsy, autosomal dominant partial epilepsy with auditory features (ADPEAF), is characterized by mutations in a secreted neuronal protein, LGI1. We show that ADAM22, a transmembrane protein that when mutated itself causes seizure, serves as a receptor for LGI1. LGI1 enhances AMPA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission in hippocampal slices. The mutated form of LGI1 fails to bind to ADAM22. ADAM22 is anchored to the postsynaptic density by cytoskeletal scaffolds containing stargazin. These studies in rat brain indicate possible avenues for understanding human epilepsy.
Cerebral Cortex, N-Methylaspartate, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Ligands, Hippocampus, Cell Line, Protein Structure, Tertiary, ADAM Proteins, Cerebellar Cortex, Mice, Animals, Humans, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Calcium Channels, Epilepsies, Partial, Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein, Protein Binding
Cerebral Cortex, N-Methylaspartate, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Ligands, Hippocampus, Cell Line, Protein Structure, Tertiary, ADAM Proteins, Cerebellar Cortex, Mice, Animals, Humans, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Calcium Channels, Epilepsies, Partial, Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein, Protein Binding
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