2024
The evolution of patch-clamp electrophysiology: robotic, multiplex, and dynamic.
Ghovanloo M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. The evolution of patch-clamp electrophysiology: robotic, multiplex, and dynamic. Molecular Pharmacology 2024 PMID: 39164111, DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.124.000954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatch-clamp techniquePatch-clamp electrophysiologyPatch clampVoltage- and current-clamp modesIon channelsContribution of ion channelsCurrent-clamp modePatch-clamp methodOhm's lawDynamic-clampGating mechanisms of ion channelsMuscle cellsCardiac excitabilityGold standardExcitable cellsReceptorsGate conductionElectrophysiologyNeuronsElectrogenesisSimultaneous recordingCellsHigh-throughput automated platformMechanisms of ion channelsGating mechanism
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
1996
Action potential-like responses in B 104 cells with low Na+ channel densities
Gu X, Waxman S. Action potential-like responses in B 104 cells with low Na+ channel densities. Brain Research 1996, 735: 50-58. PMID: 8905169, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00604-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potential-like responsesB104 cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodB104 neuroblastoma cellsPA/pFCurrent-clamp modeSteady-state inactivationAction potential generationPatch-clamp methodMicroM TTXNeuroblastoma cellsPrepulse potentialPotential generationResponse amplitudeCellsResponseStimuli