Mutations of the Calcium Channel Gene cacophony Suppress Seizures in Drosophila.

Bang sensitive (BS) Drosophila mutants display characteristic seizure-like phenotypes resembling, in some aspects, those of human seizure disorders such as epilepsy. The BS mutant parabss1, caused by a gain-of-function mutation of the voltage-gated Na+ channel gene, is extremely seizure-sensitive wi...

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Main Authors: Arunesh Saras, Mark A Tanouye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714812?pdf=render