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Compartment-specific regulation of NaV1.7 in sensory neurons after acute exposure to TNF-α
Tyagi S, Higerd-Rusli G, Ghovanloo M, Dib-Hajj F, Zhao P, Liu S, Kim D, Shim J, Park K, Waxman S, Choi J, Dib-Hajj S. Compartment-specific regulation of NaV1.7 in sensory neurons after acute exposure to TNF-α. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 113685. PMID: 38261513, PMCID: PMC10947185, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTNF-aSensory neuronsEffect of TNF-aSensory neuron excitabilityTumor necrosis factor-aRegulation of NaV1.7Voltage-gated sodiumPro-inflammatory cytokinesCompartment-specific effectsNeuronal plasma membraneSensitize nociceptorsNeuronal excitabilitySomatic membraneChannel N terminusElectrophysiological recordingsP38 MAPKIon channelsFactor AAcute exposureMolecular determinantsNeuronsAxonal endingsPhospho-acceptor sitesPlasma membraneCompartment-specific regulation
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A double mutation in families with periodic paralysis defines new aspects of sodium channel slow inactivation
Bendahhou S, Cummins T, Hahn A, Langlois S, Waxman S, Ptácek L. A double mutation in families with periodic paralysis defines new aspects of sodium channel slow inactivation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 431-438. PMID: 10930446, PMCID: PMC314328, DOI: 10.1172/jci9654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel slow inactivationPeriodic paralysisSlow inactivationSodium channel slow inactivationMalignant hyperthermia susceptibilitySkeletal muscle disordersHuman skeletal muscleParalytic attacksMuscle disordersHyperkalemic periodic paralysisSkeletal muscleParalysisDisease-causing mutationsNovel mutationsHyperKPPChannel defectsMolecular determinantsAlpha subunitMutant channelsMutationsDouble mutationInactivationPatientsTransmembrane segments S5