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
2001
Flanking regulatory sequences of the locus encoding the murine GDNF receptor, c‐ret, directs lac Z (β‐galactosidase) expression in developing somatosensory system
Sukumaran M, Waxman S, Wood J, Pachnis V. Flanking regulatory sequences of the locus encoding the murine GDNF receptor, c‐ret, directs lac Z (β‐galactosidase) expression in developing somatosensory system. Developmental Dynamics 2001, 222: 389-402. PMID: 11747074, DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.1192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBase SequenceChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianGanglia, SensoryGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, RegulatorGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ReceptorsLac OperonLectinsMiceMice, TransgenicNeurons, AfferentNociceptorsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSpinal CordTranscription Initiation SiteConceptsRegulatory domainLac Z expressionZ expressionCell type-specific expressionDistal regulatory domainEndogenous gene expressionCis-regulatory domainsTranscription initiation siteEntire structural geneSpecific regulatory domainsLac Z reporter geneStructural geneMouse genomeLateral mesodermRegulatory sequencesCpG islandsDNA sequencesPrimitive streakReporter geneFlanking sequencesCosmid contigGene expressionSpecific expressionTransgenic mouse lineInitiation site
1999
Sodium channel expression in NGF‐overexpressing transgenic mice
Fjell J, Cummins T, Davis B, Albers K, Fried K, Waxman S, Black J. Sodium channel expression in NGF‐overexpressing transgenic mice. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 57: 39-47. PMID: 10397634, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19990701)57:1<39::aid-jnr5>3.0.co;2-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorSodium channel expressionWild-type miceDRG neuronsTransgenic miceChannel expressionLevels of NGFDorsal root ganglion neuronsSNS/PN3Whole-cell patch-clamp studiesSmall DRG neuronsPeripheral nervous systemSodium channel mRNAFunctional sodium channelsPeak sodium current densityRegulation of expressionSodium current densityPatch-clamp studiesMechanical hyperalgesiaEmbryonic day 11Ganglion neuronsMouse DRGWild-type DRGsNervous systemLong-term overexpression