Ion channels in genetic epilepsy: from genes and mechanisms to disease-targeted therapies

J Oyrer, S Maljevic, IE Scheffer, SF Berkovic… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - ASPET
Epilepsy is a common and serious neurologic disease with a strong genetic component.
Genetic studies have identified an increasing collection of disease-causing genes. The …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics of the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (Batten disease)

SE Mole, SL Cotman - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited neurodegenerative
disorders that affect children and adults and are grouped together by similar clinical features …

Lysosomal storage diseases—the horizon expands

RMN Boustany - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2013 - nature.com
Since the discovery of the lysosome in 1955, advances have been made in understanding
the key roles and functions of this organelle. The concept of lysosomal storage diseases …

[HTML][HTML] NCL diseases—clinical perspectives

A Schulz, A Kohlschütter, J Mink, A Simonati… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are lysosomal storage disorders and together
are the most common degenerative brain diseases in childhood. They are a group of …

[HTML][HTML] Human pathology in NCL

GW Anderson, HH Goebel, A Simonati - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2013 - Elsevier
In childhood the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) are the most frequent lysosomal
diseases and the most frequent neurodegenerative diseases but, in adulthood, they …

[HTML][HTML] Cell biology of the NCL proteins: what they do and don't do

J Cárcel-Trullols, AD Kovács, DA Pearce - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2015 - Elsevier
The fatal, primarily childhood neurodegenerative disorders, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses
(NCLs), are currently associated with mutations in 13 genes. The protein products of these …

The emerging family of CULLIN3‐RING ubiquitin ligases (CRL3s): cellular functions and disease implications

P Genschik, I Sumara, E Lechner - The EMBO journal, 2013 - embopress.org
Protein ubiquitylation is a post‐translational modification that controls all aspects of
eukaryotic cell functionality, and its defective regulation is manifested in various human …

The genetic basis of phenotypic heterogeneity in the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses

E Gardner, SE Mole - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited neurodegenerative
disorders that affect children and adults. They share some similar clinical features and the …

KCTD: A new gene family involved in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders

X Teng, A Aouacheria, L Lionnard… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The underlying molecular basis for neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorders is not
known. In contrast, mechanistic understanding of other brain disorders including …

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: potential for targeted therapy

N Specchio, A Ferretti, M Trivisano, N Pietrafusa… - Drugs, 2021 - Springer
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCLs) is a group of inherited neurodegenerative lysosomal
storage diseases that together represent the most common cause of dementia in children …