Generation of an iPSC line (FINi001-A) from a girl with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy due to a heterozygous gain-of-function p.R1882Q variant in the voltage-gated sodium channel Na(v)1.2 protein encoded by the SCN2A gene
Summary
A range of epilepsies, including the most severe group of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs), are caused by gain-of-function variants in voltage-gated channels. Here we report the generation and characterisation of an iPSC cell line from the fibroblasts of a girl with early infantile DEE carrying heterozygous missense gain-of-function mutation (R1882Q) in Nav1.2(SCN2A) protein, using transient transfection with a single mRNA molecule. The established iPSC line displays typical human primed pluripotent stem cell characteristics: typical colony morphology and robust expression of pluripotency-associated marker genes, ability to give rise to derivatives of all three embryonic germ layers, and normal karyotype without any SNP array-detectable copy number variations. We anticipate that this iPSC line will be useful for the development of neuronal hyperactivity-caused human stem cell-based DEE models, advancing both understanding and potential therapy development for this debilitating condition. Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Authors | Ovchinnikov DA, Jong S, Cuddy C, Scheffer IE, Maljevic S, Petrou S |
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| Journal | Stem cell research |
| Publication Date | 2023 Sep;71:103179 |
| PubMed | 37597357 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scr.2023.103179 |