Grant R. Sutherland

TL;DR: A novel tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member has been cloned and characterized, and the TRAIL gene is located on chromosome 3 at position 3q26, which is not close to any other known TNF ligand family members.

TL;DR: A missense mutation that replaces serine with phenylalanine at codon 248, a strongly conserved amino acid residue in the second transmembrane domain is found in all 21 available affected family members and in four obligate carriers, but not in 333 healthy control subjects.

TL;DR: It is shown that co-expression of the mutant ß1 subunit with a brain Na+-channel ß subunit in Xenopus laevis oocytes demonstrates that the mutation interferes with the ability of the subunit to modulate channel-gating kinetics consistent with a loss-of-function allele, developing the theme that idiopathic epilepsies are a family of channelopathies.

TL;DR: It is found that the mutation in GABRG2 (encoding the γ2-subunit) abolished in vitro sensitivity to diazepam, raising the possibility that endozepines do in fact exist and have a physiological role in preventing seizures.

TL;DR: A novel accessory molecule, DNAX accessory molecule-1 (DNAM-1), that is constitutively expressed on the majority of peripheral blood T lymphocytes that participates in primary adhesion during cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated cytotoxicity.