2001
Direct Interaction with Contactin Targets Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN to the Cell Membrane*
Liu C, Dib-Hajj S, Black J, Greenwood J, Lian Z, Waxman S. Direct Interaction with Contactin Targets Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN to the Cell Membrane*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 46553-46561. PMID: 11581273, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m108699200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaRoot gangliaSodium channelsSmall sensory neuronsVoltage-gated sodium channelsTrigeminal ganglionNerve endingsC-fibersSensory neuronsNeuron somataChinese hamster ovary cell lineDifferent physiological propertiesGangliaHamster ovary cell lineNeuronal membranesChinese hamster ovary cellsOvary cell lineProtein complexesSurface expressionHamster ovary cellsCell linesAxonsSurface localizationCell membraneOvary cellsFibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 1B Binds to the C Terminus of the Tetrodotoxin-resistant Sodium Channel rNav1.9a (NaN)*
Liu C, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 1B Binds to the C Terminus of the Tetrodotoxin-resistant Sodium Channel rNav1.9a (NaN)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 18925-18933. PMID: 11376006, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m101606200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineConserved SequenceCytoplasmDNA, ComplementaryDrug ResistanceFibroblast Growth FactorsGene LibraryGlutathione TransferaseGrowth SubstancesHumansMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuropeptidesPlasmidsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNASequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinTissue DistributionTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsC-terminusTerminal polypeptideTwo-hybrid screenMammalian cell linesC-terminal regionN-terminal 5Fibroblast growth factor family membersFibroblast growth factor (FGF) familySodium channelsAmino acid residuesFactor family membersGrowth factor family membersCytoplasmic domainFirst growth factorGrowth factor familyFactor familyIntracellular segmentAcid residuesCell membraneFunctional significanceChannel complexDirect interactionCell linesTerminusPolypeptide
1997
Regulation of Na+ channel β1 and β2 subunit mRNA levels in cultured rat astrocytes
Oh Y, Lee Y, Waxman S. Regulation of Na+ channel β1 and β2 subunit mRNA levels in cultured rat astrocytes. Neuroscience Letters 1997, 234: 107-110. PMID: 9364509, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00694-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionMRNA levelsSpinal cordCompetitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSpinal cord astrocytesRat optic nerveDibutyryl cAMPBeta 2 mRNACultured rat astrocytesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionBeta 1 mRNASubunit mRNA levelsNeuroblastoma cell linesOptic nerveChannel β1Cultured astrocytesRat astrocytesCalcium ionophoreAstrocytesBeta 1Chain reactionCell linesCordMRNATTX-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
1977
The clinical and physiological implications of hepatoma B12-binding proteins.
Waxman S, Liu C, Schreiber C, Helson L. The clinical and physiological implications of hepatoma B12-binding proteins. Cancer Research 1977, 37: 1908-14. PMID: 66988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell linesElevated sialyltransferase activityB12 binding capacitySerum B12Hepatocellular carcinomaHepatoma seraSialic acid contentNormal liverHepatoma cell lineB12Previous casesPatientsHepatomaPerfusateSialyltransferase activityLiverSerumPhysiological implicationsChemotherapyCarcinomaNeoplasiaProteinTumorsDisease