2023
Conserved but not critical: Trafficking and function of NaV1.7 are independent of highly conserved polybasic motifs
Tyagi S, Sarveswaran N, Higerd-Rusli G, Liu S, Dib-Hajj F, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. Conserved but not critical: Trafficking and function of NaV1.7 are independent of highly conserved polybasic motifs. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2023, 16: 1161028. PMID: 37008789, PMCID: PMC10060856, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1161028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensory axonsPeripheral voltage-gated sodium channelsMajor unmet clinical needFunction of Nav1.7Non-addictive treatmentsUnmet clinical needVoltage-clamp recordingsVoltage-gated sodium channelsPain therapyChronic painPrimary afferentsNoxious stimuliTherapeutic modalitiesAction potentialsAxonal transportClinical needVesicular packagingSodium channelsHuman painPainAxonal traffickingAxonal surfaceAxonal membraneAxonsAttractive targetPaclitaxel effects on axonal localization and vesicular trafficking of NaV1.8
Baker C, Tyagi S, Higerd-Rusli G, Liu S, Zhao P, Dib-Hajj F, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. Paclitaxel effects on axonal localization and vesicular trafficking of NaV1.8. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2023, 16: 1130123. PMID: 36860665, PMCID: PMC9970094, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1130123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyDorsal root gangliaPTX treatmentDRG axonsEffect of paclitaxelVoltage-gated sodium channel NaPain syndromePeripheral neuropathyDRG neuronsSodium channel NaRoot gangliaCell cycle arrestNeuronal somataSensory neuronsSide effectsTherapeutic targetingTumor growthPaclitaxel effectAntineoplastic agentsAxonal localizationPaclitaxelNumber of NaAxonal compartmentAxonsChannel Na
2005
Electrophysiological properties of two axonal sodium channels, Nav1.2 and Nav1.6, expressed in mouse spinal sensory neurones
Rush AM, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG. Electrophysiological properties of two axonal sodium channels, Nav1.2 and Nav1.6, expressed in mouse spinal sensory neurones. The Journal Of Physiology 2005, 564: 803-815. PMID: 15760941, PMCID: PMC1464456, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.083089.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Sodium channels and the molecular basis for pain
Black J, Cummins T, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Sodium channels and the molecular basis for pain. Progress In Inflammation Research 2002, 23-50. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8129-6_2.ChaptersPrimary sensory neuronsSensory neuronsAction potentialsSpontaneous action potentialsHigh-frequency activityInflammatory painTrigeminal neuronsNociceptive responsesAscending pathwaysPeripheral nervesTissue injuryNoxious stimuliPeripheral targetsPainNeuronsSodium channelsTemperature sensationBrainHigh thresholdNerveMolecular basisInjuryAxonsDRG
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 cells
2000
Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors
Fjell J, Hjelmström P, Hormuzdiar W, Milenkovic M, Aglieco F, Tyrrell L, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Black J. Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors. Neuroreport 2000, 11: 199-202. PMID: 10683857, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200001170-00039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsCorneaFemaleGanglia, SpinalImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMolecular Sequence DataMyelin SheathNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve FibersNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesNociceptorsPresynaptic TerminalsRanvier's NodesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsSciatic nerveSmall diameter primary sensory neuronsSodium currentTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsPrimary sensory neuronsAxonal sodium currentsNodes of RanvierNociceptive transmissionChannel immunoreactivityGanglion neuronsUnmyelinated fibersAxon terminalsSensory neuronsNerveImmunoreactivityAxonsNeuronsSpecific peptidesNociceptorsIB4CorneaAntibodies