REVIEW article

Front. Pharmacol., 18 August 2020

Sec. Pharmacology of Ion Channels and Channelopathies

Volume 11 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.01276

Epilepsy-Related Voltage-Gated Sodium Channelopathies: A Review

  • 1. Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

  • 2. Faculdade de Medicina, Centro Universitário Euro Americano, Brasília, Brazil

  • 3. Faculdade de Medicina, Centro Universitário do Planalto Central, Brasília, Brazil

Abstract

Epilepsy is a disease characterized by abnormal brain activity and a predisposition to generate epileptic seizures, leading to neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, social, and economic impacts for the patient. There are several known causes for epilepsy; one of them is the malfunction of ion channels, resulting from mutations. Voltage-gated sodium channels (NaV) play an essential role in the generation and propagation of action potential, and malfunction caused by mutations can induce irregular neuronal activity. That said, several genetic variations in NaV channels have been described and associated with epilepsy. These mutations can affect channel kinetics, modifying channel activation, inactivation, recovery from inactivation, and/or the current window. Among the NaV subtypes related to epilepsy, NaV1.1 is doubtless the most relevant, with more than 1500 mutations described. Truncation and missense mutations are the most observed alterations. In addition, several studies have already related mutated NaV channels with the electrophysiological functioning of the channel, aiming to correlate with the epilepsy phenotype. The present review provides an overview of studies on epilepsy-associated mutated human NaV1.1, NaV1.2, NaV1.3, NaV1.6, and NaV1.7.

Introduction

Epilepsy is a disease known worldwide, affecting around 70 million people in the world (Thijs et al., 2019). It has been considered a disease and no longer a disorder or a family of disorders since 2014 by International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) (Falco-Walter et al., 2018). Epilepsy is conceptually defined as a disease in which an individual has at least two unprovoked or reflex seizures in a period greater than 24 h apart, one unprovoked or reflex seizure and a probability of having another seizure similar to the general recurrence risk after two unprovoked seizures (greater than or equal to 60%) over the next ten years or an epilepsy syndrome (Fisher et al., 2014).

When abnormal brain activity begins in one or more identified regions, epilepsy is called focal, whereas, when it occurs in both hemispheres with a wide distribution, it is called generalized. Finally, when it cannot be classified as either focal or generalized, it is called unknown (Devinsky et al., 2018).

Epilepsy can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, and income levels (Saxena and Li, 2017). Understanding the etiology of epilepsy is crucial for clinical management of patients and for conducting neurobiological research that will direct future therapies (Thomas and Berkovic, 2014). The ILAE Task Force has defined six etiologic categories; they are not hierarchical and more than one might often apply (structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune, and unknown) (Falco-Walter et al., 2018).

Among those genetically caused, it is possible to identify several epilepsy-related genes (Lindy et al., 2018). For example, voltage-gated potassium channel, voltage-gated calcium channel and voltage-gated chloride channel genes, GABA receptors, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, polymerase (DNA) Gamma genes and voltage-gated sodium channel genes (Deng et al., 2014).

Voltage-gated sodium channels (NaV) can be found mainly in the central nervous system (CNS), peripheral nervous systems (PNS), skeletal, and cardiac muscles (Huang et al., 2017). NaVs are distributed throughout the body and play an important role in the generation and propagation of action potential (Wang et al., 2017b). Structurally, NaVs are composed by an α subunit organized in four homologous ligated domains (DI-DIV), each domain composed by six transmembrane segments (S1-S6), and one or more β subunits associated by non-covalent interactions or disulfide bond (Abdelsayed and Sokolov, 2013; Gilchrist et al., 2013; Catterall, 2017; Bouza and Isom, 2018; Jiang et al., 2020). The domains of an α subunit present a high degree of conservation with each other, presenting the region known as the voltage sensor domains (VSD) located in transmembranes S1-S4, especially S4 helix, which contains positively charged residues, and the pore-forming (PM) domain located in S5-S6 segments, structuring a four VSD around a central pore (Ahern et al., 2016).

The S4 helix of DI, DII, and DIII domains moves faster than the S4 helix of DIV during membrane depolarization, and this asynchronous movement is an essential feature in the steady activation voltage-dependent process, which provokes movement of S4-S5 intracellular links followed by the displacement of the S6 segments to initiate Na+ influx (Goldschen-Ohm et al., 2013; Oelstrom et al., 2014). The movement of the S4 helix of DIV initiates the process of fast inactivation, since the movement of the voltage sensor in domain DIV is associated with the displacement of an intracellular loop between DIII and DIV within an IFM (isoleucine, phenylalanine, and methionine) motif that binds intracellular to PM and terminate Na+ influx (Capes et al., 2013; Clairfeuille et al., 2019). A second type of reversible inactivation occurs after repetitive or prolonged stimulation and results in steady-state inactivation whose asymmetric movement of S6 segments collapses the pore (Payandeh et al., 2012; Zhang et al., 2012; Gamal El-Din et al., 2013; Silva and Goldstein, 2013; Ghovanloo et al., 2016). Consequently, electrophysiological changes such as increased current density, shifting steady-state activation, and inactivation to negative and positive values, respectively, enhanced persistent current, accelerated recovery from inactivation, and delayed fast inactivation can cause gain-of-function (GoF) in the channel. Also, decreased current density, positive shift in steady-state activation, negative shift in steady-state inactivation, and slower recovery from inactivation can cause loss-of-function (LoF) (Mantegazza et al., 2005; Liao et al., 2010; Lossin et al., 2012; Catterall, 2014b; Vanoye et al., 2014; Wagnon et al., 2017; Yang et al., 2018; Zaman et al., 2018; Wengert et al., 2019; Zhang S. et al., 2020).

Currently, there are nine different alpha subtypes of NaVs (NaV1.1-NaV1.9), and mutations in these channels can cause diseases known as channelopathies (Catterall et al., 2010). NaV1.1 (SCN1A), NaV1.2 (SCN2A), NaV1.3 (SCN3A), NaV1.6 (SCN8A) and NaV1.7 (SCN9A) are genes whose mutations are related to epilepsy. So far, there is no correlation of mutations in NaV1.4 (SCN4A), NaV1.5 (SCN5A), NaV1.8 (SCN10A), and NaV1.9 (SCN11A) with epilepsy, which is to be expected, since these channels are mainly expressed in skeletal muscles, cardiac tissues, dorsal root ganglia, trigeminal sensory neurons, nociceptive neurons of the dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia, respectively (Brunklaus et al., 2014). Both α and β subunits (SCN1B) have been reported as the cause of epilepsy phenotype (Meisler et al., 2010; Kaplan et al., 2016).

NaV channels rank amongst the 2% most conserved proteins in the human genome, with an extremely low rate of coding variation, accounting for nearly 5% of known epileptic encephalopathies (Petrovski et al., 2013; Mercimek-Mahmutoglu et al., 2015; Lek et al., 2016; Heyne et al., 2019). Pathogenic mutated residues are situated in the highly evolutionarily conserved portions of the channel: transmembrane segments, intracellular inactivation gate loop, and the proximal 2/3 of the C-terminal domain (Blanchard et al., 2015; Wagnon and Meisler, 2015). The final 1/3 portion of the C-terminal and cytoplasmic interdomain loops 1 and 2 are less conserved (Denis et al., 2019). The proximal 2/3 of the C-terminal are involved in the interaction of several binding sites for proteins and accessory molecules, like beta subunits β1 and β3, fibroblast growth factors (molecules implicated in neural development), calmodulin (regulatory protein in neuronal function and hyperexcitability) and G protein (Bähler and Rhoads, 2002; Spampanato, 2004; Wittmack et al., 2004; Laezza et al., 2009; Yang et al., 2010). Moreover, the C-terminal has been shown to interact with the inactivated channel via ionic interaction between its positively charged residues and negatively charged residues at the inactivation gate. A shift in any of the charges can brake electrostatic interaction and affect normal channel inactivation (Nguyen and Goldin, 2010; Shen et al., 2017; Johnson et al., 2018).

The N-terminal region seems to play a more important role on protein trafficking than on channel activity. This domain interacts with the light chain of microtubule-associated protein MAP1B, facilitating the traffic of the NaV channel to the neuronal cell surface (O’brien et al., 2012; Blanchard et al., 2015). In addition, mutation in the N-terminal leads to protein retention in the endoplasmic reticulum (Sharkey et al., 2009).

Newer genomic approaches, especially next generation sequencing (NGS), improve the rate and reduce the costs associated with genetic epilepsy diagnosis, since traditional cytogenetic and microarray-based tests are lengthy, expensive, and diagnostic yield is incredibly low (Veeramah et al., 2013; Allen et al., 2016; Sands and Choi, 2017; Orsini et al., 2018). The use of gene panels and whole-exome sequencing (WES) provides a powerful tool to change the paradigm of genetic epilepsy diagnosis (Ng et al., 2010; Clark et al., 2018). These techniques have been widely used to elucidate suspected inherited neurological diseases in the last years, contributing to dramatically increase the number of patients diagnosed with genetic epilepsy. Both mendelian and de novo genetic epilepsy can be detected with these methods, but doubtless, de novo mutations are the most prevalent mutations related to epilepsy-related voltage-gated sodium channel mutations.

Gene therapy is promising as an effective approach to treat genetic diseases. Personalized epilepsy therapies are in development and have shown promising results, ranging from antisense oligonucleotides and small peptides to modulation of gene expression through epigenetics (Riban et al., 2009; Tan et al., 2017; Stoke Therapeutics, 2018; Perucca and Perucca, 2019). Even eating habits may be related to an improvement in the patient's clinical condition. Ketogenic diet has been described as an effective treatment in epilepsy (Gardella et al., 2018). Moreover, the combination of traditional antiepileptic drugs with new compounds displayed a synergic and improved efficacy, since these molecules do not compete for the same interaction site (Bialer et al., 2018). Each specific epilepsy-related NaV isoform will be presented and discussed in detail in the following sections.

NaV Mutations

NaV1.1

The SCN1A gene encodes for the α subunit NaV1.1, and is allocated at the 2q24.3 chromosome between 165,984,641 and 166,149,161 base pairs, same gene cluster of SCN2A-SCN3A genes, being the most frequent target of mutation in genetic epilepsy syndromes (OMIM#182389) (Malo et al., 1991; Malo et al., 1994; Catterall et al., 2010). NaV1.1 is widely expressed in the CNS, predominant in inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, regulating neuronal excitability, and the reduction of its activity is one of the factors that cause epileptic diseases due to imbalance between inhibition and excitation (Yu et al., 2006; Verret et al., 2012; Tai et al., 2014; Rubinstein et al., 2015).

Epilepsy syndromes, such as generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+; Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man [OMIM] #604233), severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME) and SMEI, also known as Dravet syndrome (OMIM #607208), are associated with mutations in the SCN1A gene (Escayg and Goldin, 2010; Meng et al., 2015; Huang et al., 2017).

In the SCN1A mutation database (http://www.caae.org.cn/gzneurosci/scn1adatabase/data), among 1727 mutations described for the SCN1A gene, 1528 are related to epileptic diseases (Table 1 and for the full description of mutations in the SCN1A gene, see Supplementary Table S1). Among the epilepsy-related mutations, 945 are related to severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), 263 are related to severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME), 151 are related to severe myoclonic epilepsy borderline (SMEB), 18 are related to partial epilepsy (PE), 31 are related to partial epilepsy and febrile seizures plus (PEFS +), 8 are related to generalized epilepsy (GE), and 55 are related to generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS +).

Table 1

VariantLocationMutationDiseaseAlteration on biophysical properties or/and Clinical reportReference
Inherited mutation
A27TN-terminalMissenseGEFS+SMEBDiffuse spikes, prevailing in posterior regions (EEG)(Nicita et al., 2010)
L61PN-terminalMissenseDSFebrile seizures(Halvorsen et al., 2016)
F63LN-terminalMissenseDSSevere developmental delay
Spike and Waves in right fronto-temporal region with spreading (EEG)
(Nicita et al., 2010)
F90SN-terminalMissenseDSMultifocal spikes, frontal-dominant spike-waves complex (EEG)(Sun et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014; Butler et al., 2017b)
S103GN-terminalMissenseSME
DS
Ataxia
Rare-spike wave complex (EEG)
(Fujiwara, 2003; Ebrahimi et al., 2010; Tonekaboni et al., 2013)
S106FN-terminalMissenseFocal epilepsyRight temporal parietal occipital slow-wave and generalized spike-wave complex (EEG)(Barba et al., 2014)
M145TDI (S1)MissenseUnidentified epilepsyDecrease current density
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Mantegazza et al., 2005; Colosimo et al., 2007)
L193FDI (S3)MissenseGEFS+Generalized tonic–clonic seizures(Cui et al., 2011)
V244LDI (S4-S5)MissenseDSMyoclonic seizures
Generalized spikes or spike-and-wave complexes in the interictal (EEG)
(Morimoto et al., 2006)
R377QDI (S5-S6)MissenseGEFS+Generalized tonic-clonic seizures(Zucca et al., 2008; Xu et al., 2015; Cetica et al., 2017; Lindy et al., 2018)
F412IDI (S6)MissenseSMEB
GEFS+
Febrile seizure(Ebrahimi et al., 2010; Tonekaboni et al., 2013)
K488EfsX6DI-DIIFrameShiftDSNR(Yang et al., 2017)
R542QDI-DIIMissenseGEFS+
SME
NR(Escayg et al., 2001; Weiss et al., 2003; Combi et al., 2009; Orrico et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2012; Lee et al., 2014; Lal et al., 2016)
R618CDI-DIIMissensePEFS+Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Multifocal epilepsy and bilateral bursts of 3-4 Hz spike and wave (EEG)
(Brunklaus et al., 2015)
Y790CDII (S1-S2)MissenseGEFS+Decreased current density
Decreased of cell surface expression
(Annesi et al., 2003; Orrico et al., 2009; Bechi et al., 2015; Bennett et al., 2017)
R859HDII (S4)MissenseGEFS+Shift steady state activation and inactivation to more negative values
Enhanced Persistent current
(Volkers et al., 2011; Myers et al., 2017a; Lindy et al., 2018)
S1084CDII-DIIIMissenseJuvenile myoclonic epilepsy
DS
Paroxysmal generalised polyspike-and- wave complexes with myoclonic seizures (EEG)(Jingami et al., 2014)
T1174SDII-DIIIMissenseFHM
FS
Shift steady state activation to more positive values
Deceleration of recovery from fast inactivation
Increase of persistent current
(Escayg et al., 2001; Gargus and Tournay, 2007; Yordanova et al., 2011; Rilstone et al., 2012; Cestèle et al., 2013; Lal et al., 2016)
V1353LDIII (S5)MissensePEFS+
GEFS+
Non-functional channel(Wallace et al., 2001; Lossin et al., 2003; Bennett et al., 2017)
A1429SDIII
(S5-S6)
MissenseAutossomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsyNo definitive epileptic spikes (EEG)(Sone et al., 2012)
R1596HDIV
(S2-S3)
MissenseGEFS+Generalized spike-wave complexes (EEG)
Normal imaging (MRI)
(Hoffman-Zacharska et al., 2015)
I1656MDIV (S4)MissenseGEFS+Shift steady state activation to more positive values(Lossin et al., 2003)
G1674SDIV (S5)MissenseFS+Febrile seizure
Hemiconvulsion
(Saitoh et al., 2015a)
De novo mutation
Q3XN-terminalNonsenseDSGeneralized tonic clonic seizures(Claes et al., 2003; Lim et al., 2011)
G58XN-terminalNonsenseDS
Focal Epilepsy
Autistic characteristics; Hyperactivity
Periventricular nodular heterotopia (MRI)
(Barba et al., 2014)
Y65XN-terminalNonsenseDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Zucca et al., 2008)
E75DN-terminalMissenseDSSlow-spike-wave complexes (EEG)(Arafat et al., 2017)
L80_D81delN-terminalInframe deletionDSPharmacoresistant(Usluer et al., 2016)
D81NN-terminalMissenseDSSevere Motor and mental delay
Multi-focal spike-waves (EEG)
(Usluer et al., 2016)
I91TN-terminalMissenseDSFrontal-dominant spike-waves complex (EEG)(Sun et al., 2008; Xu et al., 2014)
G96EfsX24N-terminalFrameShiftNRGenetic generalized epilepsy with intellectual disability(Fry et al., 2016)
R101QN-terminalMissenseDS
SMEB
GEFS+
PEFS+
Psychomotor retardation(Fukuma et al., 2004; Harkin et al., 2007; Marini et al., 2007; Depienne et al., 2008; Sun et al., 2010; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Tonekaboni et al., 2013; Lee et al., 2014; Djémié et al., 2016)
A104VN-terminalMissenseDSEpileptic discharges, slow spike and weave; sharp wave, sharp and slow wave complex (EEG)(Kwong et al., 2012; Myers et al., 2017a)
R118SN-terminalMissenseDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures
Severe mental retardation
(Zucca et al., 2008)
F144YfsX5DI (S1)FrameshiftSME
DS
Moderate psychomotor retardation(Fukuma et al., 2004; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Villeneuve et al., 2014)
M145DfsX4DI (S1)FrameshiftPEFS+Generalized tonic-clonic seizures without any provoked factors(Yu et al., 2010)
G177EDI (S2-S3)MissenseSME
DS
Non-functional channel(Nabbout et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006; Usluer et al., 2016)
L180XDI (S2-S3)NonsenseDSFocal spike wave (EEG)(Liu et al., 2018)
W190XDI (S3)NonsenseDSFebrile, partial, generalized tonic-clonic and myo-clonic seizures
Severe intellectual disability
(Marini et al., 2007; Kwong et al., 2012)
S213WDI (S3-S4)MissenseEpilepsyFebrile and afebrile seizures
Developmental delay
(Butler et al., 2017a)
R219SfsX57DI (S4)FrameShiftDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Claes et al., 2001)
R222XDI (S4)NonsenseDS
SMEB
No measurable current(Claes et al., 2001; Nabbout et al., 2003; Fukuma et al., 2004; Harkin et al., 2007; Depienne et al., 2008; Orrico et al., 2009; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014; Esterhuizen et al., 2018)
I227SDI (S4)MissenseSME
SMEB
Epileptiform discharges on both sides and spikes/polyspikes during photic stimulation (EEG)
Low current density (no detectable)
(Nabbout et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006; Depienne et al., 2008; Mak et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Lindy et al., 2018)
A239VDI (S4-S5)MissenseSME
DS
Focal right fronto-temporal spikes with spreading (EEG)
Severe developmental delay
(Iannetti et al., 2009; Nicita et al., 2010; Xu et al., 2014)
W280RDI (S5-S6)MissenseDSFebrile seizures
Status epilepticus
Myoclonic
Multifocal discharges (EEG)
(Nabbout et al., 2003; Wang et al., 2012; Liu et al., 2018)
P281LDI (S5-S6)MissenseDSModerate mental retardation(Depienne et al., 2008; Gokben et al., 2017; Lindy et al., 2018)
E311XDI (S5-S6)NonsenseDSHaploinsufficiency(Orrico et al., 2009)
G329ADI (S5-S6)MissenseGEFS+Generalized tonic–clonic seizures(Myers et al., 2017a)
G343EDI (S5-S6)MissenseSMEB
SME
DS
Spike-wave complex,
Multifocal spikes (EEG)
(Fujiwara, 2003; Depienne et al., 2008; Zuberi et al., 2011)
D366EDI (S5-S6)MissenseDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Zucca et al., 2008)
W384RDI (S5-S6)MissenseDS
SMEB
SME
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Partial seizures
(Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Verbeek et al., 2013)
T391PDI (S5-S6)MissenseDSGeneralized tonic-conic seizures
Partial Seizures
(Reyes et al., 2011)
R393HDI (S5-S6)MissenseDS
SMEB
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Myoclonus, Febrile seizures
Developmental delay
(Claes et al., 2003; Marini et al., 2007; Sun et al., 2010; Zuberi et al., 2011; Lemke et al., 2012; Rilstone et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014; Djémié et al., 2016; Haginoya et al., 2018)
V422LDI (S6)MissenseEEPsychomotor developmental delay
Theta activities with right predominance (EEG)
(Ohashi et al., 2014)
Y426NDI-DIIMissenseDSDecreased current density
shift stead-state inactivation to more negative values
Delayed recovery from inactivation
(Nabbout et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006; Allen et al., 2016)
L433fsX16DI-DIIFrameShiftMyoclonic astatic epilepsyGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Ebach et al., 2005)
E435XDI-DIINonsenseDSMyoclonic seizures
Atypical absence
(Fukuma et al., 2004; Wang et al., 2012)
Q554HDI-DIIMissenseDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizure
Atonic and myoclonic seizures
(Skjei et al., 2015)
S662XDI-DIINonsensePEFS+Generalized tonic-clonic seizures(Yu et al., 2010)
W738XDI-DIINonsenseSMEFebrile seizures
Generalized tonic-clonic
Severe intellectual disability
(Kwong et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014)
T808SDII (S2)MissenseICEGTCRare sharp waves in left temporal (EEG)
Increase current density
Delay recovery from inactivation
(Fujiwara, 2003; Rhodes et al., 2005)
S843XDII (S3)NonsenseDSFocal spike activity (EEG)
(Buoni et al., 2006)
R862GDII (S4)MissenseMMPSIMultifocal epilepsy
Hemiclonic
Cardiac arrest
Severe intellectual disability
(Carranza Rojo et al., 2011; Barba et al., 2014)
T932XDII (S5-S6)NonsenseSME
DS
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Severe mental retardation
(Claes et al., 2003; Dhamija et al., 2014)
M934IDII (S5-S6)MissenseDSModerate psychomotor retardation(Fukuma et al., 2004; Depienne et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2012)
H939QDII (S5-S6)MissenseDSStatus epilepticus
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Complex partial seizures
No measurable current
(Claes et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006)
R946CDII (S5-S6)MissenseSME
DS
SMEB
Non- functional Channel(Fukuma et al., 2004; Volkers et al., 2011; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Lee et al., 2014; Xu et al., 2014; Lindy et al., 2018)
R946SDII (S5-S6)MissenseSevere idiopathic generalized epilepsy of infancyShort generalized tonic-clonic seizures at night
Seizure onset left temporo-parietal (EEG)
Seizure onset left frontal
Seizure onset right frontocentral,
(Ebach et al., 2005; Tiefes et al., 2019)
R946HDII (S5-S6)MissensePEFS+
SMEB
DS
Non-functional Channel(Fukuma et al., 2004; Harkin et al., 2007; Depienne et al., 2008; Liao et al., 2010a; Verbeek et al., 2011; Volkers et al., 2011; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Verbeek et al., 2013)
C959RDII (S5-S6)MissenseDSPost trauma epilepsy
Lateralized tonic-clonic seizures
Severe mental retardation
Non-functional Channel
(Claes et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006)
V971LDII (S6)MissenseDSGeneralized and unilateral tonic-clonic seizures
Myoclonic seizures
Apneic spells
(Poryo et al., 2017)
V982LDII (S6)MissenseSMEBFocal epilepsy(Singh et al., 2009; Saitoh et al., 2012; Saitoh et al., 2015a; Saitoh et al., 2015b)
V983ADII (S6)MissenseICEGTCMultifocal spikes, high voltage slow-waves (EEG)
Reduced current density
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
Accelerated recovery from inactivation
(Fujiwara, 2003; Rhodes et al., 2005)
V983AfsX2DII (S6)FrameShiftDSEnlarged extracerebral gap (MRI)(Wang et al., 2017b)
L986FDII (S6)MissenseDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures
Non-functional channel
(Claes et al., 2001; Lossin et al., 2003)
L991VfsX2DII (S6)FrameShiftDSFebrile, partial, generalized tonic-clonic, myo-clonic seizures
Moderate intellectual disability.
(Kwong et al., 2012)
N1011IDII-DIIIMissenseICEGTCRare sharp waves in lateral-temporal (EEG)
Reduced current density
Shift steady state inactivation to more negative values
(Fujiwara, 2003; Rhodes et al., 2005)
D1046MfsX9DII-DIIIFrameShiftDSDiffuse cerebral edema (Computed tomography)(Myers et al., 2017b)
S1100KfsX8DII-DIIIFrameShiftDSGeneralized clonic seizures

Severe mental retardation
(Claes et al., 2001)
S1104XDII-DIIIMissenseDSFebrile seizures(Depienne et al., 2008; Hernández Chávez et al., 2014)
E1153XDII-DIIINonsenseDSFocal epilepsy with frontal-lateral activity (EEG)(Hernández Chávez et al., 2014)
E1176NfsX32DII-DIIIFrameShiftDSSevere intellectual disability
Intractable seizures despite multiple anti-epileptic drugs
(Willemsen et al., 2012)
R1213XDII-DIIINonsenseSME
DS
LGS
Rare spikes, multifocal spikes and spike-wave complex (EEG)
Severe mental delay
(Fujiwara, 2003; Depienne et al., 2008; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Allen et al., 2013; Xu et al., 2014; Lindy et al., 2018)
L1230PDIII (S1)MissenseDSFocal spike-wave complex (EEG)
Febrile seizures

Myoclonic seizures
(Liu et al., 2018)
F1263LDIII (S2)MissenseSMEBRare spike-wave complex and poly spike-waves complex (EEG)(Fujiwara, 2003)
R1636QDIV (S4)MissenseDS
LGS
Epileptic encephalopathy
Myoclonic seizures
(Harkin et al., 2007; Butler et al., 2017b)
V1637EDIV (S4)MissenseDSEpisodes of status epilepticus
triggered by fever
(Nishri et al., 2010; Zuberi et al., 2011)
F1671fsX8DIV
(S4-S5)
FrameShiftDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures

Severe mental retardation
(Claes et al., 2001; Sugawara et al., 2002; Depienne et al., 2008; Riva et al., 2009)
A1685DDIV (S5)MissenseDSSpike-wave complex (EEG)
Non-functional channel
(Fujiwara, 2003) (Sugiura et al., 2012)
Y1694CDIV (S5)MissenseDSMyoclonic seizures
Atypical absence
Severe psychomotor retardation
(Fukuma et al., 2004; Wang et al., 2012; Cetica et al., 2017)
L1717PDIV
(S5-S6)
MissenseSMEGeneralized tonic clonic seizure(Verbeek et al., 2013)
T1722ADIV
(S5-S6)
MissenseDSMyoclonic, hemiclonic, focal seizures(Wu et al., 2015)
C1741SDIV
(S5-S6)
MissenseTLE-MTSFebrile status epilepticus(Tiefes et al., 2019)
G1754RDIV
(S5-S6)
MissenseDSFocal seizures
Hemiconvulsions
(Petrelli et al., 2012)
S1768RDIV (S6)MissenseDSAbsences and tonic-clonic seizures(Willemsen et al., 2012)
E1881XC-terminalNonsenseDS
SMEB
Febrile and generalized seizures(Villeneuve et al., 2014)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
G177DfsX4DI (S2-S3)FrameShiftDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Fujiwara, 2003)
V207GDI (S3)MissenseEEEarly-onset multifocal seizures(Daoud et al., 2016)
D249EDI (S4-S5)MissenseDSGeneralized tonic seizures

Absences; Mental retardation
(Le Gal et al., 2014)
N275KDI (S5)MissensePEFS+Hippocampal volume loss (MRI)(Kim et al., 2014)
T363RDI (S5-S6)MissenseDSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Zuberi et al., 2011; Le Gal et al., 2014)
N416IDI (S6)MissenseDSFocal spike-wave (EEG)(Zhou et al., 2018)
S1631CDIV
(S3-S4)
MissenseDSMultifocal spikes (EEG)(Haginoya et al., 2018)

SCN1A-related epilepsies identified in clinical patients through WES and/or NGS.

*Non genetic origin mutations reported: Mutations described through clinical diagnosis, but the mutation type (Mendelian or de novo) were not reported, mainly due to the lack of parents to perform genotyping and difficulty in contacting the family. Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+); Febrile seizures (FS); Febrile seizures plus (FS+); Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS); Dravet syndrome (DS); Borderline severe myoclonic epilepsy (SMEB); Severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME); Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM); Partial epilepsy with antecedent FS (PEFS+); Intractable childhood epilepsy with generalized tonic–clonic seizures (ICEGTC); Intractable childhood epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (ICE-GTC); Epileptic encephalopathy (EE); Malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy (MMPSI); Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE); Mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS); Not Reported (NR); Domain (D); Segment (S); Electroencephalography (EEG); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Mutations in the NaV1.1 channel are described in almost all regions of the protein and may cause GoF or LoF (Goldin and Escayg, 2010; Meng et al., 2015). Among the 52 mutations in SCN1A related to epilepsy with functional studies, 35 mutations (67.30%) exclusively display characteristics of LoF, 6 mutations (11.53%) display characteristics unique to GoF, and 11 mutations (21,15%) display characteristics of GoF+LoF, whereas, in GoF+LoF mutations, the main characteristic that gives GoF features is enhanced persistent current, present in 10 out of the 11 GoF+LoF mutations listed (Tables 1 and S1).

Due to the role of the NaV1.1 channels in the regulation of electrical excitability by the inhibitory interneurons, prescription of AEDs non-selective sodium channel blockers (SCB) for SMEI or GEFS + syndromes is contraindicated, for it may aggravate crises due to the enhanced suppress status of the NaV1.1 channels (Catterall, 2014a; Shi et al., 2016; Knupp and Wirrell, 2018; Ziobro et al., 2018). The first-line drug-based therapy for SCN1A epilepsy diseases is the enhancement of postsynaptic GABAergic transmission with allosteric activation of GABAA receptors as target by Clobazam and/or an increase in GABA concentration in synaptic cleft resulting from increased GABA production and decreased GABA degradation as target by Valproic acid (Catterall, 2014a; Hammer et al., 2016; Knupp and Wirrell, 2018; Musto et al., 2020). Antisense nucleotides (ASO) therapy to increase mRNA of SCN1A for NaV1.1 channel expression in normal levels is a promising strategy for genetic disorders involving haploinsufficiency (Hsiao et al., 2016; Stoke Therapeutics, 2018). Drug-resistant Dravet syndrome cases may thrive on alternative therapeutic strategies based on ketogenic diets (Nabbout et al., 2011; Wu et al., 2018). A recent study with 20 patients with medically intractable Dravet syndrome caused by missense, non-sense, insertion, deletions and splicing mutations presents efficacy during three months of treatment in 17 patients, decreasing seizure frequency in more than 50% (Yan et al., 2018). Besisdes that, Epidiolex is an FDA approved CBD-based drug approved in June 2018 for the treatment of severe forms of epilepsy, as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration [website]., 2018). Clinical trials using CBD in DS and LGS shown reduced frequency of seizures in monthly average (Lattanzi et al., 2020; Morano et al., 2020). Voltage-gated sodium channel are inhibit by CBD in low micromolar concentrations, IC50 between 1.9 and 3.8 μM, NaV1.4 and NaV1.1 being the most sensitive channels to CBD, 1.9 and 2.0 μM respectively, probably the mechanism of action is reducing channel availability due shift to more hyperpolarized potential in steady-state inactivation (Ghovanloo et al., 2019).

NaV1.2

NaV1.2 is encoded by the SCN2A gene (Wolff et al., 2017). It is located on chromosome 2q24.3 (Shi et al., 2009) and expressed in the CNS (Catterall, 2014a), especially in excitatory neurons (Syrbe et al., 2016) and glutamatergic neurons (Sanders et al., 2018), unlike the NaV1.1 channel, which is highly expressed in the GABAergic interneurons (Catterall, 2014a).

More than 100 mutations have already been described for this gene, with approximately 300 patients studied yet (Reynolds et al., 2020) (Table 2). The most common diseases related with SCN2A mutation are West syndrome (WS; OMIM #308350), epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS; OMIM #616645), and benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNIS; OMIM #607745) (Perucca and Perucca, 2019). Although epilepsy-related mutations are present throughout the channel, several hotspots such as the ion selectivity filter, the voltage-sensing domain, the intracellular N-terminal, and the C-terminal domain can be highlighted (Sanders et al., 2018).

Table 2

VariantLocationMutationDiseaseAlteration on biophysical properties or/and Clinical reportReference
Inherited mutation
R19KN-terminalMissenseFS+Febrile seizures
Partial seizure with eye deviation
(Ito et al., 2004)
R36GN-terminalMissenseBFISFocal seizures
Clonic seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
I172VDI (S2)MissenseFSFever-induced seizure susceptibility(Saitoh et al., 2015a)
R188WDIMissenseFS+Generalized tonic or tonic clonic seizures
Partial seizures
(Ito et al., 2004)
A202VDIMissense BFNSFocal seizures
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
V208EDIMissense BFISNR(Lemke et al., 2012)
R223QDI (S4)Missense BFNISPositive shifts of both activation and inactivation curves(Berkovic et al., 2004; Scalmani et al., 2006; Zara et al., 2013)
D322N DI
(S5-S6)
Missense DSNR(Shi et al., 2009)
F328VDI
(S5-S6)
Missense
SMEB
Status epilepticus
Focal seizures
Lesions in the right parietal, temporal and occipital lobes (MRI)
(Shi et al., 2009; Saitoh et al., 2015a)
Q383E DIMissenseBFNISSeizures in early infancy(Syrbe et al., 2016)
E430QDI-DIIMissenseBFNIS Focal spikes and bifrontal slow wave activity (EEG)(Herlenius et al., 2007)
A467TDI-DIIMissenseGEFS+Loss of consciousness
Clonic movements of all extremities
High body temperature up to 40 ° Celsius
(Liu et al., 2018)
R524QDI-DIIMissenseFSFebrile seizures(Ito et al., 2004)
V892IDII (S5)MissenseBFNISNR(Berkovic et al., 2004)
N1001KDII-DIIIMissenseBFISAfebrile seizures
Tonic body extension
Right parietal–occipital sharp waves (EEG)
(Striano et al., 2006)
L1003IDII-DIII MissenseBFNISGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Berkovic et al., 2004)
R1319QDIII (S4)Missense
BFNIS
Shift steady state activation and inactivation to more positive values(Berkovic et al., 2004; Scalmani et al., 2006; Misra et al., 2008; Zara et al., 2013)
E1321KDIIIMissenseBFNSNR(Grinton et al., 2015)
L1330F
DIII
(S4–S5)
MissenseBFNISShift steady state inactivation to more positive values(Heron et al., 2002; Scalmani et al., 2006; Misra et al., 2008)
L1563V
DIV
Missense BFNISIncrease in neuronal excitability
Accelerated recovery from fast inactivation
(Heron et al., 2002; Scalmani et al., 2006; Xu et al., 2007; Misra et al., 2008; Berecki et al., 2018)
Y1589CDIV
(S2-S3)
Missense BFNISIncreased persistent Na+ current
Delayed fast inactivation
Acceleration of recovery
(Lauxmann et al., 2013)
I1596SDIV (S3)MissenseBFNISCentral and posterior focal spikes (EEG)(Herlenius et al., 2007)
K1641NDIVMissenseBFISFocal seizures with secondary generalization(Zara et al., 2013)
De novo mutation
R102X
(Mutation expressed with wild type channel)
N-terminalNonsenseEEShift steady state inactivation to more negative values
Decrease of available channel
(Kamiya, 2004; Ogiwara et al., 2009)
N132KDIMissenseEOEETonic-clonic seizures(Matalon et al., 2014)
M136IDIMissenseEIMFSFocal seizures
Spasms
(Carvill et al., 2013; Howell et al., 2015)
E169GDI (S2)MissenseEOEEMultifocal spikes (EEG)
Febrile seizure
Myoclonic seizure
Focal seizure
(Nakamura et al., 2013)
W191CDIMissense EIMFSFrequent multifocal spikes (EEG)(Su et al., 2018)
F207SDIMissense BNSTonic-clonic seizures
Clonic seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
G211DDIMissenseWSNR(Kodera et al., 2013)
N212D
DI
(S3-S4)
Missense OS and WSEyelid myoclonic
Spasms
Hypsarrhythmia
(Nakamura et al., 2013)
R220GDIMissenseEEGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures
Generalized spike and slow wave (EEG)
(Mercimek-Mahmutoglu et al., 2015)
T227IDIMissenseWSTonic seizures
Apneic seizures
Spasms
(Wolff et al., 2017)
T236SDI (S4-S5)MissenseOSFocal seizure(Nakamura et al., 2013)
A240SDIMissense EIMFSFocal seizures(Howell et al., 2015)
M252VDI (S5)MissenseBFNISIncreased persistent current
Accelerated of recovery from fast inactivation
Accelerated of recovery from slow inactivation
(Liao et al., 2010b)
V261MDI (S5)MissenseBFNISEnhanced persistent current
Faster recovery from inactivation
(Liao et al., 2010b)
A263TDI (S5)MissenseEOEEMultifocal spikes (EEG)(Nakamura et al., 2013)
V423L
DI (S6)
Missense
OS
Change in slope of steady-state activation curve
Enhanced persistent current
(Wolff et al., 2017)
E430GDI-DIIMissenseOSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Matalon et al., 2014)
E717G.fs*30DI-DIISplice siteEE
Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy
High amplitude sharp waves (EEG)(Horvath et al., 2016)
G828VDIIMissense
BNS
Focal seizures
Clonic seizures
Autonomic seizures
Tonic-clonic seizures
Multifocal spikes (EEG)
(Wolff et al., 2017)
R853QDII (S4)Missense WSReduced transient current amplitude and densityShift steady state inactivation to more negative values
Decreased persistent current
(Samanta and Ramakrishnaiah, 2015; Wolff et al., 2017; Berecki et al., 2018; Mason et al., 2019)
R856LDIIMissense
(During embryogenesis)
EIMFSFocal seizures(Howell et al., 2015)
R856QDIIMissenseOSTonic seizures(Wolff et al., 2017)
S863FDIIMissenseBNS and Focal epilepsyGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Wolff et al., 2017)
I873MDIIMissense EIEEAbnormal electroretinogram(Trump et al., 2016)
N876T DII
(S4-S5)
MissenseOS and WSSpasms
Focal seizure
(Nakamura et al., 2013)

L881P
DIIMissenseWS and LGSTonic seizures
Tonic-clonic seizures
Atypical absences
(Wolff et al., 2017)
G882RDIIMissense EIMFSUnilateral tonic-clonic(Wolff et al., 2017)

G882E
DIIMissenseEIMFSFocal seizures
Autonomic seizures
Hemiclonic seizures
Myoclonic seizures
Clonic seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
V887ADIIMissense OSSpasms(Wolff et al., 2017)
G899S
DII (S5)
Missense Intractable infantile
Childhood epilepsy
Tonic-clonic seizures and absences
Shift steady-state activation to more positive values
Increased slop factor
(Wolff et al., 2017)
K905NDIIMissense EIMFSFocal seizures(Carvill et al., 2013; Howell et al., 2015)
F928CDIIMissense EIMFSFocal seizures(Carvill et al., 2013; Howell et al., 2015)
H930QDIIMissense
MAE
Tonic-clonic seizures
Atonic seizures
Myoclonic-atonic seizures
Tonic seizures
Atypical absences
(Wolff et al., 2017)
N976KDIIMissenseEEFocal seizures(Howell et al., 2015)
S987IDIIMissense EIEEFocal and tonic seizures(Trump et al., 2016)
G999LDII-DIIIMissenseInfantile epilepsyDiffuse slowing with high-amplitude bursts of activity (EEG)
Generalized seizures with burst suppression
(Foster et al., 2017)
E999KDII-DIIIMissense EIEENR(Trump et al., 2016)
E999VDII-DIIIMissense EIEE
OS
NR(Allen et al., 2016; Trump et al., 2016)
I1021Y.fs*16DII-DIIIFrameshiftLGSNR(Carvill et al., 2013)
E1211K
DIII (S1)
MissenseWSShift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
Slower recovery from inactivation
(Ogiwara et al., 2009; Wong et al., 2015)
K1260E and K1260Q (Mosaic)DIIIMissense EIEENR(Trump et al., 2016)
R1312T
DIII (S4)
MissenseDSReduced current density
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
Enhanced closed-state inactivation
Slowed recovery from inactivation
(Shi et al., 2009; Lossin et al., 2012)
M1323V
DIII (S4-S5)
MissenseOS and WSMultifocal spikes (EEG)(Nakamura et al., 2013)
V1326DDIIIMissenseEIMFSFocal seizures(Dhamija et al., 2013)
S1336YDIII
(S4-S5)
Missense OS and WSModified hypsarrhythmia(Nakamura et al., 2013)
M1338T DIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseOSSpasms
Focal seizure
Multifocal spikes (EEG)
(Nakamura et al., 2013)
L1342PDIIIMissenseIOEEProgressive brain atrophy
Short tonic seizures
Multifocal sharp wave activity (EEG)
(Hackenberg et al., 2014)
I1473MDIII (S6)MissenseSNEEShift steady-state inactivation to more negative values(Ogiwara et al., 2009)
Q1479P DIIIMissense EIEENR(Trump et al., 2016)
V1528Cfs*7DIII-DIVFrameshift LGSTonic-clonic seizures
Tonic seizures
Status epilepticus
(Wolff et al., 2017)
Q1531KDIII-DIVMissenseBNSClonic seizures
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
I1537S and M1538IDIVMissenseOS and WSClonic seizures
Frequent seizure activity (EEG)
(Foster et al., 2017)
M1548VDIVMissense
OS and WS
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures(Wolff et al., 2017)
G1593RDIVMissenseEIMFSFocal seizures(Howell et al., 2015)
F1597L
DIV (S3)
MissenseEIMFSShift steady-state activation to more negative values
accelerated recovery from fast inactivation
(Wolff et al., 2017)
D1598GDIV (S3)Missense
SME
Severe intellectual disability
Developmental delay Seizures/ infantile spasms
(Need et al., 2012)
P1622SDIV
(S3-S4)
Missense
MAE
Shift steady-state inactivation to more negative values(Wolff et al., 2017)
T1623N DIV
(S3-S4)
MissenseOS and WSMultifocal spikes (EEG)
Spasms
Hypsarrhythmia
(Nakamura et al., 2013)
V1627MDIVMissense EIMFSFocal seizures
Apnoeic seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
G1634VDIVMissenseOSFocal seizures
Spasms
(Howell et al., 2015)
I1640SDIVMissenseEETonic seizures
Focal seizues
(Wolff et al., 2017)
L1650P DIVMissense EIEENR(Trump et al., 2016)

A1652P
DIVMissense
WS
Spasms(Wolff et al., 2017)
S1656FDIVMissense LGSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Wolff et al., 2017)
L1660TDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseEEGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures(Fukasawa et al., 2015)
L1660WDIVMissenseAcute encephalopathyTonic-clonic convulsions
Frequent spikes and sharp waves in the right fronto-temporal regions (EEG)
Cerebellar atrophy (MRI)
(Fukasawa et al., 2015)
Q1811EC-terminalMissense
OS
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Focal seizures
(Wolff et al., 2017)
L1829FC-terminalMissenseEIEENR(Trump et al., 2016)
H1853RC-terminalMissenseOSGeneralized tonic-clonic seizures
Absence seizures
(Martin et al., 2014)
R1882LC-terminalMissenseEpilepsyGeneralized and irregular spike wave and polyspike wave activity (EEG)
Focal and generalized tonic–clonic seizures with opisthotonus, bradycardia, and cyanosis
(Baasch et al., 2014)
R1882GC-terminalMissense BISShift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
Increase current density and protein production
(Carvill et al., 2013; Schwarz et al., 2016; Wolff et al., 2017)
R1882QC-terminalMissenseEIEEIncreased current density
Enhanced persistent current
(Trump et al., 2016; Berecki et al., 2018; Mason et al., 2019)
D25Nβ1
β1 subunit mutation*
β subunitSubstitution
* human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK) cells co-expressing human Nav1.2 sodium channels and D25Nβ1
GEFS+Inhibits the increment of functional expression of NaCh currents
Abolishes the shift of the voltage dependence of activation and inactivation
(Baroni et al., 2018)
Chromosome 2q24.3
Portions of the SCN2A and SCN3A genes
ChromosomeDeletion
(112-kb)
Mental retardation
Infantile seizures
Anxiety disorders
‘shiver-like’ episodes
(Bartnik et al., 2011)
Chromosome q24.3q31.1
58 known genes including SCN2A, SCN1A, SCN3A, SCN9A and SCN7A
ChromosomeDeletion
(10.29 - 10.58 Mb)
Severe epilepsyFocal and generalized seizures
Stereotypic and repetitive hand movements
Slow background with high amplitude delta waves mixed with spikes and sharp waves on the temporo-occipital areas (EEG)
(Pescucci et al., 2007)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
V213DDI (S4)Missense EOEEFocal seizure
Focal spikes (EEG)
(Nakamura et al., 2013)
T218KDIMissense EIMFSFocal seizures
Spasms
(Howell et al., 2015)
D649NDI-DIIMissense DSNR(Wang et al., 2012)
V752FDI-DIIMissenseAbsence epilepsyIncreased current density
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
(Oliva et al., 2014)
M1128TDII-DIII Missense AERRPSGeneralized convulsive seizure
Slow background activity and rare multifocal spikes over the right temporal and bilateral frontopolar regions (EEG)
Brain edema (Cranial computed tomography)
(Kobayashi et al., 2012)
G1522ADIII-DIVMissenseEEAbsence seizures
Generalized spike and waves (EEG)
(Mercimek-Mahmutoglu et al., 2015)
R1629L DIV (S4)Missense EOEEFocal seizure
Burst of spikes (EEG)
(Nakamura et al., 2013)
R1918HC-terminusMissenseGEFS+Generalized tonic-clonic seizures(Haug et al., 2001)
GAL879-881QQQDII (S4-S5) (rat brain)Mutated channel in transgenic miceEpilepsyDelayed fast inactivation
Increased persistent current when expressed in Xenopus oocytes
(Kearney et al., 2001)
R85Cβ1Extracellular immunoglobulin-like domain
(β1 subunit)
Substitution
*Human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293T cells co-expressing human brain NaV1.2 alpha subunit and R85Cβ1
GEFS+Fail to modulate fast inactivation kinetics
Fail to modulated steady-state inactivation
(Xu et al., 2007)
R85Hβ1Extracellular immunoglobulin-like domain
(β1 subunit)
Substitution
*Human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293T cells co-expressing human brain NaV1.2 alpha subunit and R85Hβ1
GEFS+Fail to modulated fast inactivation kinetics(Xu et al., 2007)
C121Wβ1
β1 subunit mutation*
Ig-like domain
(β1 subunit)
Substitution
* Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells co-expressing human Nav1.2 sodium channels and C121Wβ1
GEFS+Destabilization of steady-state inactivation potentials
Disrupts the thermoprotective role of the β1 subunit on channel availability
(Egri et al., 2012; Abdelsayed and Sokolov, 2013)
Chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN2A and SCN3A genes
ChromosomeDuplication
(1.77 Mb)
EOEEMultifocal spikes (EEG)
Epileptic spasms
(Baumer et al., 2015)
Chromosome 2q24.3- q31.1
47 genes involved including SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN7A and SCN9A
ChromosomeDeletion
(10.4-Mb)
Severe epilepsyEpileptic seizure with pale, atonic periods followed by a spasm-like out-throwing of both arms
Predominantly right-sided epileptiform activity (EEG)
(Davidsson et al., 2008)

SCN2A-related epilepsies identified in clinical patients through WES and/or NGS.

*Non genetic origin mutations reported: Mutations described through clinical diagnosis, but the mutation type (Mendelian or de novo) were not reported, mainly due to the lack of parents to perform genotyping and difficulty in contacting the family. Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+); Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNIS); Benign familial neonatal seizures (BFNS); Benign Familial Infantile Seizures (BFIS); Benign neonatal/infantile seizures (BNIS); Benign neonatal seizures (BNS); Benign infantile seizures (BIS); Febrile seizures (FS); Febrile seizures plus (FS+); Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS); Ohtahara syndrome (OS); West syndrome (WS); Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS); Dravet syndrome (DS); Borderline severe myoclonic epilepsy (SMEB); Severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME); Early-onset epileptic encephalopathies (EOEE); Acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures (AERRPS); Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE); myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; Infantile onset epileptic encephalopathy (IOEE); Sporadic neonatal epileptic encephalopathy (SNEE); Epileptic encephalopathy (EE); Not Reported (NR); Domain (D); Segment (S); Electroencephalography (EEG); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

NaV1.2 channels are expressed in the excitatory neurons; therefore, GoF mutations are related to epilepsy because it causes neuronal hyperexcitability. On the other hand, LoF mutations are related to autism and intellectual disability phenotype (Ben-Shalom et al., 2017). Nevertheless, some studies have already related loss of function to epilepsy, as described by Lossin and co-workers (2012) with R1312T mutation (Lossin et al., 2012). Normally, LoF SCN2A gene mutations for epilepsy are related to late-onset epilepsy; however, the mechanism of action is unclear (Mason et al., 2019).

In some cases, NaV1.2 seizures are not controlled not even by various antiepileptic drugs, as with the patient described by Syrbe and colleagues (2016). The proband, even after being treated with oxcarbazepine (OXC), valproic acid, topiramate, sulthiame, phenytoin, among other drugs, kept on having seizures (Syrbe et al., 2016). Furthermore, the SCB drugs can assist the patient during the treatment as described by Gorman and King (2017). The patient had seizures controlled after administration of phenytoin (Gorman and King, 2017). In addition, Musto et al. (2020) cite benefits treatments using SCB such as carbamazepine, mexiletine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, lidocaine, and lamotrigine for patients with early onset epilepsies (Musto et al., 2020). Besides, Peters and colleagues studied a substance commercially used as an antianginal drug (human heart) called ranolazine that has been shown to affect NaV1.2 channels, reducing macroscopic currents and delaying the recovery of fast and slow inactivation of the NaV1.2 channel, consequently with more future studies ranolazine could be a efficacious therapy for epilepsy (Peters et al., 2013).

Drugs can be important to modulate channel kinetics for both GoF and LoF, but some precautions must be observed. For example, the degree of conservation between subtypes, such as NaV1.2 and other sodium channels as NaV1.5 and the excessive decrease in channel function or the excessive increase in function obtained by the drug (Sanders et al., 2018).

Organizations like the FamilieSCN2A Foundation (www.scn2a.org) might be essential in the search for new treatments. Understanding the genotype-phenotype of gain and loss of function is essential because science-patient relationship may be helpful in the search for new therapies (Sanders et al., 2018).

NaV1.3

SCN3A is a gene that encodes for type 3 voltage-gated Na+ channel α subunit, the NaV1.3, located on human chromosome 2q24, in a cluster with SCN1A and SCN2A (Holland et al., 2008). NaV1.3 is expressed predominantly in the CNS during embryonic and neonatal development, being extremely low or sometimes undetectable in postnatal individuals. Subsequently, during infancy, it is gradually replaced by increased expression of the NaV1.1 isoform (Felts et al., 1997; Whitaker et al., 2000; Cheah et al., 2013; Zaman et al., 2018). On the other hand, studies regarding nervous system injury and neuropathic pain showed an increasing presence of NaV1.3 channels in affected tissues, suggesting a pivotal hole of these transmembrane proteins in these processes and diseases (Hains et al., 2003; Waxman and Hains, 2006; Black et al., 2008). For the reasons mentioned above, in the last decades, NaV1.3-associated pathogenesis has been restricted to pain. Recently, a genetic linkage between NaV1.3 mutated variants and epilepsy has been suggested, especially in cryptogenic epilepsy cases (OMIM#182391).

K354Q was the first described NaV1.3 epilepsy-related mutation that revealed harmful electrophysiological alterations (Holland et al., 2008; Estacion et al., 2010). In fact, mutations can change many functional characteristics of NaV1.3 affecting biophysical properties differently; however, these changes result predominantly in neuronal hyper-responsiveness (Table 3) (Cummins and Waxman, 1997; Chen et al., 2000; Cummins et al., 2001; Sun et al., 2007). Previous reports correlate heterozygous variants in SCN3A in association with moderate forms of epilepsy, while homozygosis is related with severe cognitive damage and premature mortality, resulting in a broad range of epileptic phenotypes (Estacion and Waxman, 2013; Vanoye et al., 2014; Lamar et al., 2017).

Table 3

VariantLocationMutationDisease Alteration on biophysical properties or/and Clinical reportReference
Inherited mutation
K354QDI MissenseCCEEnhanced persistent current and current amplitude provokes by ramp protocol(Holland et al., 2008; Estacion et al., 2010)
R357QDI
(S5-S6)
MissenseFocal epilepsyReduced current density
Enhanced current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol
(Vanoye et al., 2014)
R621CDI-DIIMissense BECTS
FS
Centro-temporal spikes (EEG)(Zaman et al., 2018)
E1111KDII-IIIMissenseFocal epilepsyEnhanced current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol
Enhanced persistent current
(Vanoye et al., 2014)
M1323VDIII
(S5-S6)
Missense Focal epilepsyEnhanced current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol(Vanoye et al., 2014)
C121Wβ1
β1 subunit mutation*
Extracellular Ig loopSubstitution
* Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells co-expressing human Nav1.3 sodium channels and C121Wβ1
GEFS+Resistant to enter into close-state inactivation
Shift steady state inacativation to more positive values
(Lucas et al., 2005)
Chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN1A,SCN2A, and SCN3A genes
ChromosomeDuplication
(1.57 Mb)
BFNSNR(Heron et al., 2010)
Chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN1A,SCN2A, and SCN3A genes
ChromosomeDuplication
(2.0 Mb)
Neonatal- infantile epilepsyFacial flushing, head turning to the left, eye deviation, bilateral arm jerking movement(Raymond et al., 2011)
Chromosome
2q23.3q24.3
Involves the SCN2A and SCN3A genes
ChromosomeMosaic duplication
(12 Mb)
DS
BFNIS
Focal seizures with secondary generalization
Atonic seizures (EEG)
(Vecchi et al., 2011)
De novo mutation
L247PDIMissenseChildhood focal epilepsyReduced current density associated with low protein expression(Lamar et al., 2017)
I875TDII
(S4-S5)
MissenseEEEnhanced persistente current
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
Generalized convulsion, infantile spasm
(Miyatake et al., 2018; Smith et al., 2018; Zaman et al., 2018)
P1333LDIIIMissenseEIEEEnhanced persistent current
Increased current density
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
(Trujillano et al., 2017; Zaman et al., 2018)
M1765IDIVMissenseRefractory epilepsyFocal and generalized seizures
Myoclonus and epileptic spasms
(Inuzuka et al., 2019)
V1769ADIV (S6)MissenseEIEEEnhanced persistent current
Shift steady-state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Zaman et al., 2018)
chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN1A,SCN2A, and SCN3A genes
chromosomeDeletion
(1.1 Mb)
WSTypical hypsarrhythmic pattern (sleeping and awake)(Chong et al., 2018)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
N302SDIMissense
GEFS+
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more positive values
Slower recovery from inactivation with 500 ms duration pre pulse
Faster recovery from inactivation with 20 ms duration pre pulse
(Chen et al., 2015)
D766NDII (S2)MissenseFocal epilepsyIncreased current amplitude by ramp voltage protocol(Vanoye et al., 2014)

SCN3A-related epilepsies identified in clinical patients through WES and/or NGS.

*Non genetic origin mutations reported: Mutations described through clinical diagnosis, but the mutation type (Mendelian or de novo) were not reported, mainly due to the lack of parents to perform genotyping and difficulty in contacting the family. Cryptogenic childhood epilepsy (CCE); Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS); Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+); West syndrome (WS); Febrile seizures (FS); Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNIS); Benign familial neonatal seizures (BFNS); Dravet syndrome (DS); Epileptic encephalopathy (EE); Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE); Not Reported (NR); Domain (D); Segment (S); Electroencephalography (EEG).

Different hereditary mutations on NaV1.3 have been reported to date in patients with epilepsy. In general, the biophysical characterization of these mutations reveals GoF, only one mutation (N302S) is related with LoF (Chen et al., 2015), but both GoF and LoF may lead to an increased seizure susceptibility (Lamar et al., 2017).

Moreover, several de novo mutations in SCN3A have been described in the last three years, related with severe infantile neurological dysfunctions and cognitive impairments. These mutations may alter the functionality of NaV1.3 channels, neurons organization, migration, and proliferation during the embryonic development (Smith et al., 2018). Epileptic encephalopathy and polymicrogyria are the main features related with these pathogenic variants, and, so far, polymicrogyria was not reported in other channelopathies, being an exclusive characteristic of SCN3A mutants (Inuzuka et al., 2019).

There is a lack of clinical data on SCN3A-related epilepsies, especially regarding treatment and the use of specific medication. However, in vitro studies reported that mutations related with GoF effect respond favorably to treatment using SCB, like phenytoin, carbamazepine, lacosamide, and topiramate (Sun et al., 2007; Sheets et al., 2008; Colombo et al., 2013; Zaman et al., 2018). The anticonvulsant valproic acid represents a novel and promising epigenetic therapeutic approach (Tan et al., 2017). The compound modulates the SCN3A gene through methylation, downregulating the expression of NaV1.3 and, consequently, decreasing biophysical alterations in the channel.

NaV1.6

The SCN8A gene encodes for type 8 voltage-gated Na+ channel α subunit, the NaV1.6, located in chromosome 12q13.13. The first case of SCN8A pathogenic variant associated with epilepsy was reported eight years ago (Veeramah et al., 2012). Thereafter, due to advances in genome sequencing technology, especially the WES, the number of epilepsy diagnosis associated with NaV1.6 mutations has increased significantly (OMIM #600702), with more than 300 patients diagnosed with SCN8A epilepsy mutations and nearly 200 different putative spots of mutations described, totaling over 100 published reports (Table 4). A website developed especially to present SCN8A epilepsy and related diseases (www.scn8a.net) was created to provide information to families, clinicians, and researchers, gathering news and recent publications on the subject in a private forum for family interaction, to answer questions, strengthening the ties between the community and the researchers.

Table 4

VariantLocationMutationAlteration on biophysical properties or/and Clinical reportReference
Inherited mutation
K101RN-terminusMissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017b)
I137MD1 (S1)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
T164MDI (S2)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017a)
G269RDI (S5)MissenseNon-functional channel(Wengert et al., 2019)
R530WDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Olson et al., 2015)
N544 fs*39DI (S6)-DII (S1)FrameshiftNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
S702TDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Jang et al., 2019)
G822RDII (S3)MissenseNon-functional channel(Wengert et al., 2019)
V891MDII (S5)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
L1290VDIII (S3-S4)MissenseNR(Carvill et al., 2013)
L1331VDIII (S5)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
T1360NDIII (S5-S6)MissenseShift steady-state inactivation to more negative values(Wengert et al., 2019)
E1442KDIII (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Liu et al., 2018)
I1464TDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
G1476DDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Han et al., 2017)
E1483KDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2016)
I1583TDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Berghuis et al., 2015)
V1598ADIV (S3)MissenseNR(Wang et al., 2017a)
R1638CDIV (S4)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more positive values(Wengert et al., 2019)
V1758ADIV (S6)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more positive values(Zaman et al., 2019)
N1877SC-TerminusMissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017b; Johannesen et al., 2019)
R1904CC-TerminusMissenseNR(Schreiber et al., 2020)
De novo mutation
Exons 2-14DeletionNR(Berghuis et al., 2015)
c.-8A > G UTR5′ UTREight base pairs change upstream of start codonNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
c.4296A>GDIIISplice-site mutationNR(Denis et al., 2019)
M139ID1 (S1)MissenseShift steady-state inactivation to more negative values
Enhanced persistent current
Slightly impaired fast channel inactivation
(Zaman et al., 2019)
I142VD1 (S1)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019; Kim et al., 2019)
A205ED1 (S1)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
F210LD1 (S1)MissenseNR(Mercimek-Mahmutoglu et al., 2015)
V211LDI (S3)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
V211ADI (S3)MissenseNR(Berkovic et al., 2018)
L213PD1 (S3)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
G214DDI
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Allen et al., 2013)
N215RDI
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
N215DDI
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study, 2015)
V216DDI
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Ohba et al., 2014)
R223GD1 (S4)MissenseReduced current density
Increased current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol
(de Kovel et al., 2014; Berkovic et al., 2018; Denis et al., 2019)
I231TD1 (S4)MissenseNR(Berkovic et al., 2018)
S232PD1 (S4)MissenseNR(Wang et al., 2017a)
T239SD1 (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Møller et al., 2016)
I240VDI (S4-S5)MissenseNR(McNally et al., 2016)
L257VDI (S5)MissenseNR(Schreiber et al., 2020)
F260SDI (S5)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015; Boerma et al., 2016)
C261FDI (S5)MissenseNR(Rim et al., 2018; Kim et al., 2019)
L267SDI (S5)MissenseNR(Malcolmson et al., 2016)
G317ADI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
F360ADI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Rolvien et al., 2017)
M367VDI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
N374KDI (S5-S6)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more negative values(Johannesen et al., 2019; Zaman et al., 2019)
T386RDI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
Y401HDI (S6)MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2018)
L405MDI (S6)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
L407FDI (S6)MissenseNR(Fung et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015)
A408TDI (S6)MissenseNR(Trump et al., 2016; Denis et al., 2019)
V410LDI (S6)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
L483FDI (S6) –DII (S1)MissenseSlight shift steady-state activation to more negative values(Zaman et al., 2019)
E587TerDI (S6)-DII (S1) NonsenseNR(Schreiber et al., 2020)
I763VDII (S1)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017b; Hewson et al., 2018; Lindy et al., 2018; Costain et al., 2019; Johannesen et al., 2019)
T767IDII (S1)MissenseDecreased current density
Increased current amplitude provokes by voltage ramp protocol
(Estacion et al., 2014; Gardella et al., 2018; Lindy et al., 2018)
V791FDII (S2)MissenseNR(Xie et al., 2019)
V842EDII (S4)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
S845FDII (S4)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
F846SDII (S4)MissenseNR(Ohba et al., 2014)
L848WDII (S4)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
R850QDII (S4)MissenseShift steady state inactivation to more negative values
Increased persistent current
Impaired inactivation
(Fung et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015; Lindy et al., 2018; Kim et al., 2019; Tsang et al., 2019; Pan and Cummins, 2020; Schreiber et al., 2020)
R850EDII (S4)MissenseNR(Wang et al., 2017a)
R850LDII (S4)MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2018)
L864VDII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2018)
L875QDII (S5)MissenseNR(Allen et al., 2013)
A890TDII (S5)MissenseNR(Fung et al., 2015; Larsen et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015)
V891MDII (S5)MissenseNR(Wang et al., 2017a)
V960DDII (S6)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
L971VDII (S6)MissenseNR(Kim et al., 2019)
S978RDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseNR(Kim et al., 2019)
S978GDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseNR(Parrini et al., 2017; Gardella et al., 2018)
N984KDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more negative values(Blanchard et al., 2015; Boerma et al., 2016)
G1050SDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseNR(McMichael et al., 2015)
S1073NDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
E1201KDIII (S1)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
V1274MDIII (S3)MissenseNR(Jang et al., 2019)
V1315MDIII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Trump et al., 2016; Bagnasco et al., 2018; Denis et al., 2019)
N1318SDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019; Lin et al., 2019)
A1319SDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
A1319DDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
A1323SDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Trump et al., 2016)
A1323TDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
I1327VDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Vaher et al., 2013; Singh et al., 2015; Trump et al., 2016)
N1329DDIII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017b)
V1330MDIII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Schreiber et al., 2020)
L1332RDIII (S5)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017b)
P1428_K1473delDIII (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
G1451SDIII (S6)MissenseNon-functional channel(Blanchard et al., 2015; Denis et al., 2019)
N1466KDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Ohba et al., 2014)
N1466TDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Ohba et al., 2014)
Q1470KDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Pons et al., 2018; Denis et al., 2019)
G1475RDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseEnhanced persistent current(Hussain et al., 2016; Ortiz Madinaveitia et al., 2017; Parrini et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2017a; Gardella et al., 2018; Lindy et al., 2018; Xiao et al., 2018; Kim et al., 2019; Trivisano et al., 2019; Zaman et al., 2019; Ranza et al., 2020; Schreiber et al., 2020)
G1476SDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
I1479VDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015; Lindy et al., 2018; Schreiber et al., 2020)
E1483KDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
A1491VDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more negative values
Increased current amplitude provokes by slow voltage ramp protocol
(Gardella et al., 2018; Lindy et al., 2018; Zaman et al., 2019)
M1494TDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Kim et al., 2019)
K1498MDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2018)
M1529VDIV (S1)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
I1532FDIV (S1)MissenseNR(Møller et al., 2016; Gardella et al., 2018)
M1536IDIV (S1)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
F1547VDIV
(S1-S2)
MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2018)
F1588LDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
V1592LDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015; Ranza et al., 2020)
S1596CDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Fung et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015; Boerma et al., 2016)
I1605RDIV
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
T1614ADIV
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
R1617QDIV (S4)MissenseIncreased persistent current
Increased peak current density
Shift steady state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Rauch et al., 2012; Ohba et al., 2014; Dyment et al., 2015; Fung et al., 2015; Larsen et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015; Fung et al., 2017; Lindy et al., 2018; Johannesen et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
R1620LDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Rossi et al., 2017)
L1621WDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Fung et al., 2015)
G1625RDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study, 2015)
L1630PDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Schreiber et al., 2020)
I1631NDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
M1645IDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Zhang et al., 2015)
A1650TDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Ohba et al., 2014; Larsen et al., 2015; Parrini et al., 2017; Gardella et al., 2018; Trivisano et al., 2019)
A1650VDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018; Johannesen et al., 2019)
F1754SDIV (S6)MissenseNR(Trump et al., 2016)
V1758ADIV (S6)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more positive values(Balciuniene et al., 2019; Johannesen et al., 2019; Zaman et al., 2019)
N1759TDIV (S6)MissenseNR(Kim et al., 2019)
A1763GDIV (S6)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
I1764MDIV (S6)MissenseNR(Gardella et al., 2018)
N1768DC-TerminusMissenseIncreased spontaneous firing
Paroxysmal depolarizing-shift-like complexes,
Increased firing frequency
Increased persistent current
(Veeramah et al., 2012)
V1771IC-TerminusMissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
Q1801EC-TerminusMissenseNR(Larsen et al., 2015)
R1820XC-TerminusNonsenseNR(Møller et al., 2016; Johannesen et al., 2019)
R1831QC-TerminusMissenseNR(Liu et al., 2018)
R1831WC-TerminusMissenseNR(Jang et al., 2019)
T1852IC-TerminusMissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018; Heyne et al., 2019)
L1865PC-TerminusMissenseNR(Trump et al., 2016)
R1866QC-TerminusMissenseNR(Kothur et al., 2018; Johannesen et al., 2019)
E1870DC-TerminusMissenseNR(Boerma et al., 2016)
R1872LC-TerminusMissenseEnhanced persistent current
Increased peak current density
Shift steady-state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Wagnon et al., 2016; Sprissler et al., 2017; Lindy et al., 2018; Zaman et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
R1872QC-TerminusMissenseEnhanced persistent current
Increase peak current density
Shift steady-state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Larsen et al., 2015; Horvath et al., 2016; Hussain et al., 2016; Arafat et al., 2017; Atanasoska et al., 2018; Lindy et al., 2018)
R1872WC-TerminusMissenseEnhanced persistent current
Increased peak current density
Shift steady-state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Ohba et al., 2014; Larsen et al., 2015; Takahashi et al., 2015; Gardella et al., 2018; Denis et al., 2019; Kim et al., 2019; Zaman et al., 2019)
N1877SC-TerminusMissenseNR(Anand et al., 2016; Parrini et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2017a; Lindy et al., 2018; Costain et al., 2019; Epifanio et al., 2019; Jain et al., 2019; Ranza et al., 2020)
P1878SC-TerminusMissenseNR(Lindy et al., 2018)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
R45QN-terminusMissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Heyne et al., 2019)
A108fsXTer7N-terminusTruncated geneNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
T166IDI (S2)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I202NDI (S3)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017a)
V211LDI (S3)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
V211ADI (S3)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
R220HD1 (S4)MissenseNR(Oates et al., 2018)
R223SDI (S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
T239ADI (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I240VDI (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I240LDI (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
L257VDI (S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
L267VDI (S5)MissenseNR(Denis et al., 2019)
I268LDI (S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
F360ADI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
M367VDI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
R381QDI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
T386RDI (S5-S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
S399PDI (S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Heyne et al., 2019)
V410LDI (S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
Y414FDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017a)
E416KDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
Q417PDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
R530QDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
E587TerDI (S6)-DII (S1) NonsenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
R598WDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
G692RDI (S6)-DII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I763VDII (S1)MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017a; Encinas et al., 2019)
T767IDII (S1)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more negative values(Estacion et al., 2014)
L840PDII (S3-S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
L840FDII (S3-S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
S845FDII (S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
L864VDII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Trivisano et al., 2019)
l868TDII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
A874TDII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
V881ADII (S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
E936KDII (S6)MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
L969MDII (S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
S979FDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
G1050SDII (S6)-DIII (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
Y1241CDIII (S2)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Johannesen et al., 2019)
S1308PDIII (S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
V1315MDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
L1320FDIII (S4-S5)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
A1323PDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I1327VDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Oates et al., 2018)
M1328TDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
N1329DDIII
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Butler et al., 2017a)
G1451SDIII (S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
G1461VDIII (S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
N1466KDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
F1467CDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
Q1470HDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Trivisano et al., 2019)
I1479VDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
A1491VDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more negative values(Johannesen et al., 2018; Trivisano et al., 2019)
M1492VDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Ranza et al., 2020)
Q1501KDIII (S6)-DIV (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
Splice donor
c.4419+1A>G
DIII (S6)-DIV (S1)Truncated geneNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
M1536IDIV (S1)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
V1592LDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I1594LDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
S1596CDIV (S3)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
T1614ADIV
(S3-S4)
MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
R1617QDIV (S4)MissenseEnhanced persistent current
Increased peak current density
Shift steady-state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Encinas et al., 2019)
R1617PDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
G1625RDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
L1630PDIV (S4)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
F1642CDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
A1650TDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Trivisano et al., 2019)
A1650VDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
I1654NDIV
(S4-S5)
MissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
N1759SDIV (S6)MissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
M1760IDIV (S6)MissenseShift steady-state activation to more negative values
Increase action potential firing frequency
(Liu et al., 2019)
N1768DC-TerminusMissenseIncreased spontaneous firingParoxysmal depolarizing shift like complexes
Increased firing frequency
Enhanced persistent current
(Veeramah et al., 2012; Encinas et al., 2019)
K1807NC-TerminusMissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
R1831WC-TerminusMissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)
D1833HC-TerminusMissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019)
T1852IC-TerminusMissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019; Ranza et al., 2020)
R1872LC-TerminusMissenseIncreased persistent current
Increased peak current density
Shift steady state activation to more negative values
Shift steady inactivation to more positive values
(Encinas et al., 2019)
N1877SC-TerminusMissenseNR(Johannesen et al., 2019; Schreiber et al., 2020)
R1904CC-TerminusMissenseNR(Encinas et al., 2019)

SCN8A-related epilepsies identified in clinical patients through WES and/or NGS.

*Non genetic origin mutations reported: Mutations described through clinical diagnosis, but the mutation type (Mendelian or de novo) were not reported, mainly due to the lack of parents to perform genotyping and difficulty in contacting the family. Not Reported (NR); Domain (D); Segment (S).

NaV1.6 is expressed since prenatal, during fetal development (Plummer et al., 1997). Shortly after birth, expression begins to increase, reaching maximum levels during the first years of life. This channel is widely expressed in the nodes of Ranvier of myelinated axons and in the distal part of the axon initial segments (AIS), although they are also ubiquitously present throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems, in both excitatory and inhibitory neurons (Caldwell et al., 2000; Oliva et al., 2012). For these reasons, NaV1.6 is one of the most common subtype of voltage-gated sodium channels found in the central nervous system (Caldwell et al., 2000). In humans, the distal AIS is the specialized membrane region in neurons where action potentials are triggered. Overexpression of Nav1.6 in the AIS has been shown to cause an increase in spontaneous and repetitive firing (Hu et al., 2009; Sun et al., 2013), a possible explanation for why SCN8A mutations in epilepsy patients are predominantly GoF and affect the action potential threshold. On the other hand, the functional importance of Nav1.6 in inhibitory interneurons is not clear yet, but evidence indicates a role for Nav1.6 in establishing synaptic inhibition in the thalamic network (Makinson et al., 2017), supporting the LoF results caused by missense mutations in the mature protein. These attributes lead to different network effects in distinct nervous system circuits. Mutations in SCN8A are associated with early-infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 13 (EIEE13; OMIM #614558), a phenotypically heterogeneous early onset epilepsy, with seizure onset happening before 18 months of age (Hammer et al., 2016). Patients typically develop intellectual disability, developmental delay, and movement disorders (Ohba et al., 2014; Gardella et al., 2016; Johannesen et al., 2018). Co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorders, severe juvenile osteoporosis, bradyarrhythmia, cortical visual impairment, and gastrointestinal disorders have been reported in rare cases (Larsen et al., 2015; Hammer et al., 2016; Rolvien et al., 2017; Gardella et al., 2018). Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has also been linked to SCN8A mutations, described as the most common cause of death in epilepsy patients. Reports have suggested that patients with SCN8A-related epilepsy have increased risk of SUDEP, ranging from 1% to 10% (Hammer et al., 2016; Wang et al., 2017a; Gardella et al., 2018; Johannesen et al., 2018). One possible correlation of SUDEP with SCN8A-related epilepsy is the presence of NaV1.6 in heart muscles and tissues, being broadly expressed within ventricular myocytes (Maier et al., 2002). Single mutations may affect heart function, causing failure of the cardiorespiratory system and, consequently, death (Haufe et al., 2005; Noujaim et al., 2012). Most recently, few cases of SCN8A-related epilepsies with “milder” phenotype were associated with benign familial infantile seizures-5 (BFIS5; OMIM #617080) (Anand et al., 2016; Gardella et al., 2016; Han et al., 2017).

An increase in new described variants made some mutation patterns visible. Wagnon and co-workers observed numerous cases of the same epiletogenic mutation, and suggested that CpG dinucleotides are mutation hotspots that, through enzymatic processing and epigenetic methylation, can convert cytosine to thymine, such as arginine residues 1617 and 1872 (Wagnon and Meisler, 2015). The prominent number of new variant cases in Arg850 indicates this residue as a new hotspot, since the arginine codon holds a CpG dinucleotide. In addition to these mutation hotspots, residues I763, I1327, G1475, A1650, and N1877 do not present CpG dinucleotides in their codon; however, they can be considered recurrent mutations in view of its high repetition cases in literature (Table 4).

The mutation at position c.- 8A>G produces a pathogenic variant, despite not being inside the gene, or promoter regions, transcriptional and translational sites. This mutation was detected in an untranslated region outside of the Kozak consensus sequence (Johannesen et al., 2019). Its role in SCN8A-related epilepsy is still unclear; however, it may change RNA stability, modulate transcriptional factors and promoters, modify the initiation of translation, or work as an enhancer or silencer in the splicing pattern. For all the reasons mentioned above, Nav1.6 variants are predominantly harmful, and the same mutation can lead to different phenotypes, hampering the correlation of genotypes with phenotypes (Blanchard et al., 2015).

SCN8A mutations can be both GoF and LoF, which will likely require different approaches and targets. Even in patients with the same SCN8A mutation, the response to the same drug treatment can differ. Surprisingly, most SCN8A-related epilepsies respond favorably to channel blockers. Phenytoin and lacosamide are SBCs widely used in SCN8A mutations with GoF effect, while carbamazepine exhibited positive seizure control in a patient with NaV 1.6 mutation and LoF effect. (Blanchard et al., 2015; Wagnon and Meisler, 2015; Hammer et al., 2016; Perucca and Perucca, 2019). Phenytoin demonstrated effectiveness in decreasing seizure episodes in several patients with SCN8A-related epilepsies, however, side effects during prolonged use are very common (Boerma et al., 2016; Braakman et al., 2017). A recent study of a DS model using zebrafish demonstrated the use of the channel blocking compound MV1312, which is 5–6 fold selectivity of NaV1.6 over NaV1.1–1.7, reduced burst movement phenotype and the number of epileptiform events, activity similar to that described with the use of a selective NaV1.1 activator AA43279 (Weuring et al., 2020). Selective Nav1.6 blockers may represent a new therapeutic strategy for DS patients. In addition, two precise and promising drugs have been described recently: XEN901 and GS967. XEN901 is an arylsulfonamide highly selective and potent NaV1.6 inhibitor that binds specifically in voltage sensor domain IV, avoiding recovery from inactivation. GS967 is a NaV1.6 modulator that inhibits the persistent sodium current and exhibits a protective effect (Baker et al., 2018; Bialer et al., 2018).

NaV1.7

The SCN9A gene encodes for the NaV1.7 channel, located in chromosome 2q24 (Yang et al., 2018). NaV1.7 is expressed preferably in the PNS, but it is also expressed in the CNS (Cen et al., 2017). Consequently, mutations in this channel are generally related to pain disorders (Young, 2007; Han et al., 2009; Doty, 2010; Rush et al., 2018); however, current studies have described a correlation between epilepsy and this channel (OMIM #603415).

Pain disorder mutations with GoF are related with diseases such as erythromelalgia (EMI), small-fiber neuropathy (SFN) and paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD), and mutations with LoF are related with congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) (Cen et al., 2017). Epilepsy studies such as Zhang S. et al. (2020) showed mutations with GoF phenotype: W1150R, N641Y, and K655R mutations (Table 5). Being that, after treatment with OXC (120 µmol/L), N641Y and K655R reduced sodium current and decreased the opening time of the channel, while W1150R did not alter that (Zhang S. et al., 2020). However, in a study conducted by Yang et al. (2018), one of the patients presented generalized tonic-clonic seizure with fever, treated with sodium valproic acid, and a LoF mutation I1901fs was observed (Yang et al., 2018) (Table 5).

Table 5

VariantLocationMutationDiseaseAlteration on biophysical properties or/and Clinical reportReference
Inherited mutation
Q10RN-terminalMissenseGEFS+Febrile and afebrile seizures
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
(Cen et al., 2017)
G327EDIMissenseEpilepsyGeneralized tonic-clonic seizure(Yang et al., 2018)
N641YDI- DIIMissenseFSReduced electroconvulsive seizure thresholds (Knocking mice)
Increased corneal kindling acquisition rates (Knocking mice)
Increased current density
Faster recovery from inactivation
More susceptible to clonic and tonic seizures induced by electrical stimulation (mice)
Enhanced persistent current
(Singh et al., 2009; Zhang S. et al., 2020)
I1901fsC-terminal
Frameshift
EpilepsyGeneralized tonic-clonic seizure(Yang et al., 2018)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
K655RDI-DIIMissense FSEnhanced persistent current
Faster recovery from inactivation
(Zhang S. et al., 2020)
W1150R DII-DIIIMissenseFSIncreased current density
Enhanced persistent current
Focal seizures with secondary generalization
High-potential spike activity, paroxysmal release, and d frequency power enhancement (EEG)
(Zhang S. et al., 2020)

SCN9A-related epilepsies identified in clinical patients through WES and/or NGS.

Variants of NaV1.7 have been related with febrile seizure or GEFS+ (Cen et al., 2017; Zhang S. et al., 2020) and even as asymptomatic (Singh et al., 2009). However, SCN9A can act as a putative modifier of NaV1.1 gene; consequently, it can elevate the severity of patients’ phenotype (Guerrini et al., 2010; Parihar and Ganesh, 2013). Some NaV1.7 mutations could probably contribute to generate a genetic susceptibility to a known epilepsy disease called Dravet syndrome, in a multifactorial way, as a modifier gene (Singh et al., 2009; Doty, 2010; Mulley et al., 2013; Cen et al., 2017; Zhang T. et al., 2020). That said, some rare cases of DS found in patients can be understood (Mulley et al., 2013). For example, even parents with mild phenotype had children with severe cases (Guerrini et al., 2010).

Conclusion and Future Perspectives

The past two decades have enabled remarkable progress in understanding monogenic epilepsies. NaV-related epilepsies are diseases of phenotypic heterogeneity, since sodium channels are found in both the CNS and the PNS, but with different expression ranges. The lack of a clear genotype-phenotype correlation to help guide patient counseling and management by healthcare professionals makes it very complex, and often expensive, to determine a correct diagnosis. Consequently, identify the monogenic mutation in individual patients with epilepsy is important not only for diagnosis and prognosis, but also for a correct treatment approach (Mei et al., 2017; Reif et al., 2017).

Susceptibility to specific treatments may be different depending on the disease’s features, diverging even in patients who share the same phenotype and/or mutation (Weber et al., 2014). The use of innovative tools that facilitate and prevent diagnostic delay in patients with epilepsy of unknown etiology onset is crucial. WES has proved to be a valuable tool to circumvent the lack of an accurate and fast diagnosis to epilepsies caused by monogenic mutation, and also cheapen and drastically anticipate diagnosis. This genetic diagnostic tool may reduce traditional investigation costs by 55 to 70%, besides avoiding further pre-surgical evaluation and epilepsy surgery (Kothur et al., 2018; Oates et al., 2018). In addition to the financial impact, it can anticipate diagnosis from nearly 3.5 years to 21 days, optimizing management and health care support (Oates et al., 2018).

Effective and safe drugs for the treatment of monogenic epilepsy are still an unmet clinical need. The drugs currently available in the pharmaceutical market are only palliative methods for a temporary control of the disease symptoms, and few patients will benefit from the existing pharmacotherapy, since a great number of patients treated with antiepileptic channel blockers showed no improvement in clinical conditions. Also, most treated patients exhibited manifold side effects, and the prolonged use of these medications proved to be harmful (Boerma et al., 2016; Braakman et al., 2017). Several examples of novel and promising candidate compounds to be used in personalized medicine, such as precision therapies, have been suggested. A previously study demonstrated that CBD at 1μM inhibit preferably resurgent currents than transient current in Nav1.6 WT and also inhibit peak resurgent current in Nav1.6 mutant N1768D, with less effect in current density and without alters voltage dependence of activation (Patel et al., 2016) Possibly the modulation of CBD over mutations in SCN8A that promotes a phenotype with increased resurgent currents would cause a reduction in the causative excitability of epileptic seizures. CBD also showed its ability to preferential inhibit resurgent currents in the NaV1.2 channel (Mason and Cummins, 2020). Due the role of Nav1.2 and Nav1.6 in excitatory neurons, preferentially inhibition in resurgent currents by CBD could possibly reduce the excitability in that subset of neurons and decrease the frequency of seizures by a change in threshold of activation and repetitive fire (Lewis and Raman, 2014). Peptides derived from scorpion and spider venom are well known modulator tools in neuroscience and showed specific capacity to regulate most NaV subtypes related with monogenic epilepsy, unlike the available promiscuous drugs that generally interact with any NaV channel isoform (Schiavon et al., 2006; Israel et al., 2018; Richards et al., 2018; Tibery et al., 2019; Zhang et al., 2019). Bioengineering tools, like antisense oligonucleotides capable to regulate NaV1.1 channels expression, and the peptide Hm1, that modulates the function of this subtype of sodium channel, are some innovative treatment examples (Richards et al., 2018; Stoke Therapeutics, 2018).

However, there is still a long path toward the development of efficacious treatments for NaV-related epilepsies. Recent studies offered a better understanding of the complexity of the phenotypic and genetic spectrum, which has only just begun to be elucidated. Biomolecular diagnostic tools will drastically reduce the developmental and cognitive effects caused by misdiagnosis and late diagnosis, and maybe, in the upcoming years, the treatment for inherited NaV-related epilepsies will be conducted ideally in utero, during the prenatal stage. Moreover, further functional studies, with greater cohorts of patients, represent an urgent medical need for a better understanding of the correlations between genotype and clinical symptoms, as well as the different NaV-related epilepsies mechanisms. These studies will improve clinical efficacy and promote safety diagnostic strategies, as well as develop prognosis prediction in the near future.

Funding

This study was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) [407625/2013-5] and the Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (FAPDF) [grants 193.001.202/2016 and 00193.0000109/2019-17].

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Author contributions

All authors made an intellectual and direct contribution for this article and approved it for publication.

Acknowledgments

CNPq, CAPES, and the Molecular Biology postgraduate program of the University of Brasilia. LM received scholarships from CNPq and DT from CAPES. EFS was supported by CNPq.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Supplementary material

The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.01276/full#supplementary-material

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channelopathies, epilepsy, ion channel, mutation, sodium channel

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Menezes LFS, Sabiá Júnior EF, Tibery DV, Carneiro LA and Schwartz EF (2020) Epilepsy-Related Voltage-Gated Sodium Channelopathies: A Review. Front. Pharmacol. 11:1276. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01276

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21 April 2020

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31 July 2020

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18 August 2020

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11 - 2020

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Jean-Marc Sabatier, Aix-Marseille Université, France

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Rikke Steensbjerre Møller, Filadelfia, Denmark; Roope Mannikko, University College London, United Kingdom; Theodore R. Cummins, Indiana University Bloomington, United States

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*Correspondence: Elisabeth Ferroni Schwartz,

This article was submitted to Pharmacology of Ion Channels and Channelopathies, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology

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