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: ichanR859C1.mod
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: Alan Goldin Lab, University of California, Irvine
: Jay Lickfett - Last Modified: 6 July 2005
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: This file defines the R859C mutation (w/ B1) described in:
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: Barela et al. An Epilepsy Mutation in the Sodium Channel SCN1A That Decreases
: Channel Excitability. J. Neurosci. 26(10): p. 2714-2723
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: The model is derived from the one described in:
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: Spampanato et al. (2004a) Increased Neuronal Firing in Computer Simulations
: of Sodium Channel Mutations that Cause Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus.
: Journal of Neurophysiology 91:2040-2050
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: and
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: Spampanato et al. (2004b) A Novel Epilepsy Mutation
: in the Sodium Channel SCN1A Identifies a Cytoplasmic Domain for
: Beta Subunit Interaction. J. Neurosci. 24(44):10022-10034
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UNITS {
(mA) = (milliamp)
(mV) = (millivolt)
(uF) = (microfarad)
(molar) = (1/liter)
(nA) = (nanoamp)
(mM) = (millimolar)
(um) = (micron)
(S) = (siemens)
FARADAY = 96520 (coul)
R = 8.3134 (joule/degC)
}
NEURON {
SUFFIX ichanR859C1
USEION nat READ enat WRITE inat VALENCE 1
USEION kf READ ekf WRITE ikf VALENCE 1
NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT il
RANGE gnat, gkf
RANGE gnatbar, gkfbar
RANGE gl, el
RANGE minf, mtau, hinf, htau, sinf, stau, nfinf, nftau, inat, m, h, s
}
INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 100 WITH 100 (ms)}
PARAMETER {
celsius = 6.3 (degC)
dt (ms)
enat (mV)
gnatbar (mho/cm2)
ekf (mV)
gkfbar (mho/cm2)
gl (mho/cm2)
el (mV)
}
ASSIGNED {
v (mV)
gnat (mho/cm2)
gkf (mho/cm2)
inat (mA/cm2)
ikf (mA/cm2)
il (mA/cm2)
minf hinf sinf nfinf
mtau (ms) htau (ms) stau (ms) nftau (ms)
mexp hexp sexp nfexp
}
STATE {
m h s nf
}
BREAKPOINT {
SOLVE states
gnat = gnatbar*m*m*m*h*s
inat = gnat*(v - enat)
gkf = gkfbar*nf*nf*nf*nf
ikf = gkf*(v-ekf)
il = gl*(v-el)
}
UNITSOFF
INITIAL {
trates(v)
m = minf
h = hinf
s = sinf
nf = nfinf
VERBATIM
return;
ENDVERBATIM
}
PROCEDURE states() { : Computes state variables m, h, s and n
: at the current v and dt.
trates(v)
m = m + mexp*(minf-m)
h = h + hexp*(hinf-h)
s = s + sexp*(sinf-s)
nf = nf + nfexp*(nfinf-nf)
VERBATIM
return 0;
ENDVERBATIM
}
LOCAL q10
PROCEDURE rates(v (mV)) { :Computes rate and other constants at current v.
:Call once from HOC to initialize inf at resting v.
LOCAL alpha, beta, sum
q10 = 3^((celsius - 6.3)/10)
:"m" sodium activation system
minf = 1/(1+exp(-(v+21.3)*3.5*0.03937))
mtau = 0.15
:"h" sodium fast inactivation system
hinf = 1/(1+exp((v+41.9)/6.7))
htau = 23.12*exp(-0.5*((v+77.58)/43.92)^2)
:"s" sodium slow inactivation system
sinf = 1/(1+exp((v+46.0)/6.6))
stau = 1000*(190.2*exp(-0.5*((v+90.4)/38.9)^2))
:"nf" fKDR activation system
alpha = -0.07*vtrap((v+65-47),-6)
beta = 0.264/exp((v+65-22)/40)
sum = alpha+beta
nftau = 1/sum
nfinf = alpha/sum
}
PROCEDURE trates(v (mV)) { :Build table with rate and other constants at current v.
:Call once from HOC to initialize inf at resting v.
LOCAL tinc
TABLE minf, mexp, hinf, hexp, sinf, sexp, nfinf, nfexp, mtau, htau, stau, nftau
DEPEND dt, celsius FROM -100 TO 100 WITH 200
rates(v) : not consistently executed from here if usetable_hh == 1
: so don't expect the tau values to be tracking along with
: the inf values in hoc
tinc = -dt * q10
mexp = 1 - exp(tinc/mtau)
hexp = 1 - exp(tinc/htau)
sexp = 1 - exp(tinc/stau)
nfexp = 1 - exp(tinc/nftau)
}
FUNCTION vtrap(x,y) { :Traps for 0 in denominator of rate eqns.
if (fabs(x/y) < 1e-6) {
vtrap = y*(1 - x/y/2)
}else{
vtrap = x/(exp(x/y) - 1)
}
}
UNITSON