title: Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein -like protein 5 in anterior temporal neocortex of patients with intractable epilepsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  EMAP-like Protein 5 (EML5) is a new echinoderm microtubule-associated protein that is expressed in the central nervous system. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression profile of EML5 in the anterior temporal neocortex of patients presenting with intractable epilepsy (IE).
  
  
  METHODS
  Western blot assays were performed to determine EML5 expression in 36 surgically resected anterior temporal neocortices of patients with IE and eight control tissues. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were employed to explore protein expression in IE.
  
  
  RESULTS
  EML5 was highly expressed in both neurons and glial cells of the anterior temporal neocortex of IE patients, whereas only low levels of EML5 were detected in control brain tissues. Western blotting showed an enhanced expression of EML5 protein in the anterior temporal neocortex of IE (optical density (OD) = 1.8030 ± 0.1335/1.1852 ± 0.2253, P<0.05) compared with normal control tissues.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results demonstrate that highly expressed EML5 in the neurons and glial cells of the cortex of patients with epilepsy is associated with microtubular dysfunction after frequent and recurrent seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Liaocheng Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng, Shandong Province 252000, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City. Guangdong Province 510632, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 1 You Yi Road, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 1 You Yi Road, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Qin
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Xi
keywords: EML5; Microtubule; Seizure