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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Truncation of the GABAA-receptor γ2 subunit in a family with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus |
Other Titles: | Truncation of the GABA(A)-receptor gamma2 subunit in a family with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus |
Author: | Harkin, L. Bowser, D. Dibbens, L. Singh, R. Phillips, F. Wallace, R. Richards, M. Williams, D. Mulley, J. Berkovic, S. Scheffer, I. Petrou, S. |
Citation: | American Journal of Human Genetics, 2002; 70(2):530-536 |
Publisher: | Univ Chicago Press |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
ISSN: | 0002-9297 1537-6605 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Louise A. Harkin, David N. Bowser, Leanne M. Dibbens, Rita Singh, Fiona Phillips, Robyn H. Wallace, Michaella C. Richards, David A. Williams, John C. Mulley, Samuel F. Berkovic, Ingrid E. Scheffer and Steven Petrou |
Abstract: | Recent findings from studies of two families have shown that mutations in the GABAA-receptor γ2 subunit are associated with generalized epilepsies and febrile seizures. Here we describe a family that has generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+), including an individual with severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy, in whom a third GABAA-receptor γ2-subunit mutation was found. This mutation lies in the intracellular loop between the third and fourth transmembrane domains of the GABAA-receptor γ2 subunit and introduces a premature stop codon at Q351 in the mature protein. GABA sensitivity in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing the mutant γ2Q351X subunit is completely abolished, and fluorescent-microscopy studies have shown that receptors containing GFP-labeled γ2Q351X protein are retained in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. This finding reinforces the involvement of GABAA receptors in epilepsy. |
Keywords: | Oocytes Cell Line Endoplasmic Reticulum Animals Xenopus laevis Humans Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Generalized Seizures, Febrile gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Receptors, GABA-A Protein Subunits Codon, Terminator Pedigree Electrophysiology Sequence Deletion Base Sequence Protein Conformation Models, Molecular Female Male |
Rights: | Copyright © 2002 The American Society of Human Genetics Published by Elsevier Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1086/338710 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/338710 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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