1998
Novel splice variants of the voltage-sensitive sodium channel alpha subunit
Oh Y, Waxman S. Novel splice variants of the voltage-sensitive sodium channel alpha subunit. Neuroreport 1998, 9: 1267-1272. PMID: 9631410, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199805110-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesAstrocytomaBrainBucladesineCalcimycinCells, CulturedGenetic VariationMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein ConformationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium ChannelsSpinal CordUp-RegulationConceptsChannel alpha subunitNeuroblastoma cellsSpinal cord astrocytesB104 neuroblastoma cellsCultured rat astrocytesChannel mRNA expressionNovel splice variantSplice variantsSodium channel alpha subunitAlpha-subunit mRNASpinal cordCerebral astrocytesUnique regulatory pathwaysAlpha subunitRat astrocytesAstrocytesMRNA expressionSubunit mRNAsMicroM A23187Dibutyryl cAMPPremature truncationCellsExpressionRegulatory pathwaysCord
1997
TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells
Gu X, Dib-Hajj S, Rizzo M, Waxman S. TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 236-246. PMID: 9120565, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB104 neuroblastoma cellsTTX-resistant channelsB104 cellsNeuroblastoma cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodAbsence of TTXTTX-resistant currentTTX-sensitive currentsPresence of TTXPA/pFTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLong QT syndromeCell linesSteady-state inactivationNeuroblastoma cell linesAlpha-subunit mRNAPatch-clamp methodTTX-sensitiveHalf-maximal inhibitionInactivation time constantsChannel mRNATTXMembrane excitabilitySubunit mRNAsRT-PCR
1995
Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA: differential expression in rat spinal sensory neurons
Oh Y, Sashihara S, Black J, Waxman S. Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA: differential expression in rat spinal sensory neurons. Brain Research 1995, 30: 357-361. PMID: 7637585, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(95)00052-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG neuronsNervous systemChannel beta 1 subunit (Na beta 1) mRNARat dorsal root ganglion neuronsCell bodiesDorsal root ganglion neuronsSubunit mRNAsBeta 1 mRNA expressionRat central nervous systemSmall DRG neuronsLarge DRG neuronsSpinal sensory neuronsPeripheral nervous systemPostnatal day 4Central nervous systemBeta 1 mRNABeta 1 subunit mRNASitu hybridization histochemistryAdult DRGGanglion neuronsSensory neuronsDay 4Hybridization histochemistryMRNA expressionNeuronsDifferential Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA expression in stellate and flat astrocytes cultured from rat cortex and cerebellum: A combined in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry study
Oh Y, Waxman S. Differential Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA expression in stellate and flat astrocytes cultured from rat cortex and cerebellum: A combined in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry study. Glia 1995, 13: 166-173. PMID: 7782102, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440130303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGFAP-positive astrocytesRat brainChannel beta 1 subunit (Na beta 1) mRNAMRNA expressionBeta 1 mRNA expressionSubunit mRNA expressionBeta 1 mRNABeta 1 subunit mRNARat cortexGranule cellsStellate astrocytesRat astrocytesAstrocytesChannel mRNAImmunocytochemistry methodSubunit mRNAsImmunocytochemistry studiesCerebellumBrainMRNASitu hybridizationRecent studiesDifferential expressionExpressionCells
1994
In situ hybridization localization of the Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA in rat CNS neurons
Oh Y, Sashihara S, Waxman S. In situ hybridization localization of the Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA in rat CNS neurons. Neuroscience Letters 1994, 176: 119-122. PMID: 7970226, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90885-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta 1 mRNASpinal cordGranule cellsChannel beta 1 subunit (Na beta 1) mRNABeta 1 mRNA expressionDentate granule cellsAdult rat hippocampusCA1 pyramidal cellsRat CNS neuronsBeta 1 subunit mRNASitu hybridization histochemistryCNS neuronsPyramidal cellsRat hippocampusSitu hybridization localizationChannel β1Gray matterHybridization histochemistryPurkinje cellsMRNA expressionSubunit mRNAsModerate expressionDifferent neuronsStrong expressionNeurons