2018
Nav1.7 is phosphorylated by Fyn tyrosine kinase which modulates channel expression and gating in a cell type-dependent manner
Li Y, Zhu T, Yang H, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Yu Y, Xu TL, Cheng X. Nav1.7 is phosphorylated by Fyn tyrosine kinase which modulates channel expression and gating in a cell type-dependent manner. Molecular Pain 2018, 14: 1744806918782229. PMID: 29790812, PMCID: PMC6024516, DOI: 10.1177/1744806918782229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsND7/23 cellsDRG neuron excitabilityModulation of Nav1.7New pain therapeuticsVoltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7Fyn kinaseWhole-cell recordingsSodium channel Nav1.7Elevated protein expressionCell type-specific modulationHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsTyrosine kinasePain disordersEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsPain therapeuticsNeuron excitabilityPain perceptionMutant channelsChannel Nav1.7Kidney 293 cellsNav1.7HEK-293 cellsNav1.7 channelsCell type-dependent mannerType-dependent manner
2007
A Nav1.7 channel mutation associated with hereditary erythromelalgia contributes to neuronal hyperexcitability and displays reduced lidocaine sensitivity
Sheets PL, Jackson JO, Waxman SG, Dib‐Hajj S, Cummins TR. A Nav1.7 channel mutation associated with hereditary erythromelalgia contributes to neuronal hyperexcitability and displays reduced lidocaine sensitivity. The Journal Of Physiology 2007, 581: 1019-1031. PMID: 17430993, PMCID: PMC2170829, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.127027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnesthetics, LocalBinding SitesCell LineComputer SimulationDose-Response Relationship, DrugErythromelalgiaGanglia, SpinalHumansIon Channel GatingKineticsLidocaineModels, NeurologicalMutationNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentSodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsTransfectionVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel beta-2 SubunitConceptsErythromelalgia mutationLidocaine inhibitionLocal anesthetic binding siteLocal anestheticsK mutationWild-type Nav1.7Use-dependent inhibitionSlow inactivationSteady-state slow inactivationAnesthetic binding sitesLidocaine sensitivityNeuronal hyperexcitabilityLidocaine treatmentSensory neuronsNaV1.7 currentsErythromelalgiaLidocaineNav1.7Electrophysiological differencesInhibitory effectChannel mutationsSodium channelsHyperexcitabilityK channelsAnesthetics
2006
Mutations in the sodium channel Nav1.7 underlie inherited erythromelalgia
Dib-Hajj S, Rush A, Cummins T, Waxman S. Mutations in the sodium channel Nav1.7 underlie inherited erythromelalgia. Drug Discovery Today Disease Mechanisms 2006, 3: 343-350. DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2006.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSympathetic ganglion neuronsDorsal root gangliaHigh-frequency firingSingle action potentialSodium channel Nav1.7Mild thermal stimuliSevere painDRG neuronsPainful conditionsGanglion neuronsRoot gangliaChannel Nav1.7Action potentialsModel diseaseThermal stimuliErythromelalgiaNeuronsMutant channelsFunctional studiesIEMPainGangliaNav1.7MutationsDisease