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Patrick Towers

Weill Cornell Medicine

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FGF13 is not secreted from neurons

Mattia Malvezzi, Haiying Zhang, Patrick Towers, David C. Lyden, Steven O. Marx, Geoffrey S. Pitt

This study demonstrates that FGF13 is not secreted from neurons and remains intracellular, contradicting recent reports suggesting extracellular function.

bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Interneuron FGF13 regulates seizure susceptibility via a sodium channel-independent mechanism

Susan Lin, Aravind R. Gade, Hong-Gang Wang, James E. Niemeyer, Allison Galante, Isabella A. DiStefano, Patrick Towers, Jorge Nunez, Maiko Matsui, Theodore H. Schwartz, Anjali M. Rajadhyaksha, Geoffrey S. Pitt

This study identifies FGF13's role in seizure susceptibility through interneuron-specific knockout mice, revealing a sodium channel-independent mechanism involving K+ channel regulation.

eLife · Jan 8, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience