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GATOR1 complex: the common genetic actor in focal epilepsies.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2016
Baldassari Sara, Licchetta Laura, Tinuper Paolo, Bisulli Francesca, Pippucci Tommaso
Abstract excerpt
The mammalian or mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway has multiple roles in regulating physiology of the whole body and, particularly, the brain. Deregulation of mTOR signalling has been associated to various neurological conditions, including epilepsy. Mutations in genes encoding components of Gap Activity TOward Rags 1 (GATOR1) (DEPDC5, NPRL2 and NPRL3), a complex involved in the inhibition...
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