1997
NGF has opposing effects on Na+ channel III and SNS gene expression in spinal sensory neurons
Black J, Langworthy K, Hinson A, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. NGF has opposing effects on Na+ channel III and SNS gene expression in spinal sensory neurons. Neuroreport 1997, 8: 2331-2335. PMID: 9243635, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199707070-00046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotrophin nerve growth factorSmall DRG neuronsExogenous NGFDRG neuronsDifferent sodium channel genesSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsSciatic nerve transectionMRNA levelsSpinal sensory neuronsNerve growth factorNerve transectionDRG culturesGanglion neuronsAlpha-IIIAdult ratsSensory neuronsPeripheral targetsSodium channel transcriptsMRNA expressionMembrane excitabilityNeuronsGrowth factorRetrograde transportChannel transcripts
1995
Differential up-regulation of sodium channel α- and β1-subunit mRNAs in cultured embryonic DRG neurons following exposure to NGF
Zur K, Oh Y, Waxman S, Black J. Differential up-regulation of sodium channel α- and β1-subunit mRNAs in cultured embryonic DRG neurons following exposure to NGF. Brain Research 1995, 30: 97-105. PMID: 7609649, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)00283-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channel alphaNerve growth factorChannel alphaDRG neuronsCultured embryonic DRG neuronsΒ1 subunit mRNAPattern of expressionDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channel subunitsEmbryonic DRG neuronsPresence of NGFSitu hybridization cytochemistryAbsence of NGFBeta 1 mRNABeta-subunit mRNANAG mRNAChannel subunitsDevelopment proceedsSodium channel αE16 embryosGanglion neuronsMRNAAlpha-IIIChannel αAlpha II