Hyperexcitability in humanMECP2null neuronal networks manifests as calcium-dependent reverberating super bursts
Kartik S Pradeepan,
Fraser P McCready,
Wei Wei
et al.
Abstract:Rett syndrome (RTT) patients show abnormal developmental trajectories including loss of language and repetitive hand movements but also have signs of cortical hyperexcitability such as seizures. RTT is predominantly caused by mutations inMECP2and can be modelled in vitro using human stem cell-derived neurons.MECP2null excitatory neurons are smaller in soma size and have reduced synaptic connectivity but are also hyperexcitable, due to higher input resistance, which increases the chance to evoke action potentia… Show more
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