2022
The fates of internalized NaV1.7 channels in sensory neurons: Retrograde cotransport with other ion channels, axon-specific recycling, and degradation
Higerd-Rusli G, Tyagi S, Liu S, Dib-Hajj F, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. The fates of internalized NaV1.7 channels in sensory neurons: Retrograde cotransport with other ion channels, axon-specific recycling, and degradation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 299: 102816. PMID: 36539035, PMCID: PMC9843449, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsIon channelsNeuronal functionDistinct neuronal compartmentsAxonal membrane proteinsRetrograde traffickingNeuronal polarityRecycling pathwayLate endosomesPlasma membraneSpecific proteinsAxonal traffickingNovel mechanismCell membraneSodium channel NaNeuronal compartmentsMultiple pathwaysLive neuronsVoltage-gated sodium channel NaProteinEndocytosisMembrane specializationsTraffickingMembraneChannel Na
2019
Building sensory axons: Delivery and distribution of NaV1.7 channels and effects of inflammatory mediators
Akin EJ, Higerd-Rusli GP, Mis MA, Tanaka BS, Adi T, Liu S, Dib-Hajj FB, Waxman SG, Dib-Hajj SD. Building sensory axons: Delivery and distribution of NaV1.7 channels and effects of inflammatory mediators. Science Advances 2019, 5: eaax4755. PMID: 31681845, PMCID: PMC6810356, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax4755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrotubule-dependent vesicular transportSingle-molecule resolutionVesicular traffickingVesicular transportSurface deliveryPlasma membraneMembrane distributionFunctional studiesAxon terminiSodium channel NaLive visualizationSensory axonsVesiclesTraffickingNew insightsChannel NaContribution of NaDisease statesRab6ANav1.7 channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsTerminusThreefold increaseGanglion neuronsMembrane