2018
Nonmuscle myosin II isoforms interact with sodium channel alpha subunits
Dash B, Han C, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. Nonmuscle myosin II isoforms interact with sodium channel alpha subunits. Molecular Pain 2018, 14: 1744806918788638. PMID: 29956586, PMCID: PMC6052497, DOI: 10.1177/1744806918788638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnkyrinsBrainCell Line, TransformedElectric StimulationGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunoprecipitationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMolecular Motor ProteinsMyosin Heavy ChainsNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNonmuscle Myosin Type IIBPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsTransfectionConceptsSodium channel alpha subunitND7/23 cellsChannel alpha subunitDorsal root ganglion tissueAlpha subunitMyosin II motor proteinsNonmuscle myosin II isoformsRodent nervous tissueRodent brain tissueSteady-state fast inactivationVoltage-sensitive channelsFast inactivationVoltage-dependent activationSodium channel alphaGanglion tissueIsoform-dependent mannerMyosin II isoformsNervous tissueRecombinant myosinBrain tissueCommon structural motifRamp currentsMotor proteinsCellular excitabilitySodium channels
2009
The ataxia3 Mutation in the N-Terminal Cytoplasmic Domain of Sodium Channel Nav1.6 Disrupts Intracellular Trafficking
Sharkey LM, Cheng X, Drews V, Buchner DA, Jones JM, Justice MJ, Waxman SG, Dib-Hajj SD, Meisler MH. The ataxia3 Mutation in the N-Terminal Cytoplasmic Domain of Sodium Channel Nav1.6 Disrupts Intracellular Trafficking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 2733-2741. PMID: 19261867, PMCID: PMC2679640, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6026-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineChromosome MappingCytoplasmData Interpretation, StatisticalDNA, ComplementaryElectrophysiologyEthylnitrosoureaImmunohistochemistryMachado-Joseph DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutagensMutationMutation, MissenseNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesSciatic NerveSodium ChannelsSubcellular FractionsTransfectionConceptsMutant channelsCytoplasmic N-terminal regionN-terminal cytoplasmic domainCytoplasmic N-terminal domainMouse chromosome 15N-terminal domainN-terminal regionAmino acid substitution p.Primary cerebellar granule cellsVoltage-dependent inward sodium currentMutant proteinsCytoplasmic domainJuvenile lethalityCis-GolgiTrafficking defectsPlasma membraneSodium channelsIntracellular traffickingProtein abundanceWild typeN-terminusGolgi complexMutant transcriptsChromosome 15Whole-cell patch-clamp studies
1999
Activation and Inactivation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Role of Segment S5 Revealed by a Novel Hyperkalaemic Periodic Paralysis Mutation
Bendahhou S, Cummins T, Tawil R, Waxman S, Ptácek L. Activation and Inactivation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Role of Segment S5 Revealed by a Novel Hyperkalaemic Periodic Paralysis Mutation. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 4762-4771. PMID: 10366610, PMCID: PMC6782655, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-12-04762.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA PrimersGene ExpressionHumansHyperkalemiaIon Channel GatingKidneyKineticsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelParalyses, Familial PeriodicPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsSegments S5Point mutationsS5 segmentVoltage-Gated Sodium ChannelSodium channelsTransmembrane segments S5Cytoplasmic interfaceWild-type channelsParalysis phenotypeHomologous domainsVoltage-sensitive sodium channelsPotassium-aggravated myotoniaNew point mutationPhenylalanine substitutionSkeletal muscle disordersHyperkalaemic periodic paralysisFast inactivationSecond domainMutationsGenesChannel deactivationInactivationChannel activationSlow inactivationT704M mutation
1998
Slow Closed-State Inactivation: A Novel Mechanism Underlying Ramp Currents in Cells Expressing the hNE/PN1 Sodium Channel
Cummins T, Howe J, Waxman S. Slow Closed-State Inactivation: A Novel Mechanism Underlying Ramp Currents in Cells Expressing the hNE/PN1 Sodium Channel. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9607-9619. PMID: 9822722, PMCID: PMC6793269, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-23-09607.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-S currentsRamp currentsDRG neuronsClosed-state inactivationSensory neuronsChannel isoformsDistinct integrative propertiesSmall DRG neuronsSodium channelsTTX-sensitive currentsSlow ramp depolarizationSteady-state inactivationRamp depolarizationNeuronsSkeletal muscleState inactivationIntegrative propertiesInactivation propertiesOpen-state inactivationExcitable cellsNovel mechanismCellsDepolarizationInactivationPN1
1995
An orphan nuclear receptor, mROR α, and its spatial expression in adult mouse brain
Matsui T, Sashihara S, Oh Y, Waxman S. An orphan nuclear receptor, mROR α, and its spatial expression in adult mouse brain. Brain Research 1995, 33: 217-226. PMID: 8750880, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(95)00126-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBlotting, NorthernBrainCell DifferentiationCell LineGene ExpressionHumansIn Situ HybridizationMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1Olfactory BulbOrgan SpecificityReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Retinoic AcidSequence Homology, Amino AcidThalamusTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsResponsive elementActivation of transcriptionThyroid hormone responsive elementRetinoic acid responsive elementNeural cell lineagesAcid-responsive elementLaminin B1 geneOrphan nuclear receptorHormone-responsive elementsRAR beta geneSitu hybridization analysisRetinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptorTranscription factorsAdult mouse brainCotransfection experimentsP19 cellsCell lineagesReceptor-related orphan receptorNorthern hybridizationAcid receptor-related orphan receptorHybridization analysisSpatial expressionOrphan receptorBeta geneNuclear receptors