Astrocyte deletion of α2-Na/K ATPase triggers episodic motor paralysis in mice via a metabolic pathway

Mutations of α2-Na/K ATPase can cause familial hemiplegic migraine via unclear mechanisms. Here, the authors show that deletion of α2-Na/K ATPase in astrocytes results in gene expression and metabolic changes leading to cortical spreading depression and episodic transient motor paralysis in mice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah E. Smith, Xiaoying Chen, Lindsey M. Brier, Jonathan R. Bumstead, Nicholas R. Rensing, Alison E. Ringel, Haewon Shin, Anna Oldenborg, Jan R. Crowley, Annie R. Bice, Krikor Dikranian, Joseph E. Ippolito, Marcia C. Haigis, Thomas Papouin, Guoyan Zhao, Michael Wong, Joseph P. Culver, Azad Bonni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19915-2