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Mar
22
2021

The Role of Poison Exons in Neurodevelopment, Epilepsy and Precision Therapeutics

When: Monday, March 22, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: Online

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Liz Murphy   (312) 503-4892

Group: Department of Pharmacology Seminars

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:

Gemma Carvill, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology,
Pediatrics and Pharmacology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Abstract:
Poison exons, are small exonic regions that when spliced into an RNA transcript lead to premature truncation of a protein. Inclusion of poison exons occurs during specific times in neurodevelopment and splicing occurs in a cell-specific manner. Many of the genes implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders, including epilepsy, autism and malformations of cortical development harbor these poison exons. We discuss the role of these poison exons in neurodevelopment, neurological disease and potential therapeutics. 

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