2024
Disordered but effective: short linear motifs as gene therapy targets for hyperexcitability disorders
Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Disordered but effective: short linear motifs as gene therapy targets for hyperexcitability disorders. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e182198. PMID: 38949022, PMCID: PMC11213459, DOI: 10.1172/jci182198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTetrodotoxin-sensitiveHyperexcitability disordersSensory neuronsExcitability of sensory neuronsGene therapy modalitiesPeripheral sensory neuronsVoltage-gated sodiumMinimal side effectsGene therapyInduce analgesiaTherapy modalitiesSide effectsTherapeutic strategiesNav channelsAttenuating excitationIn vivoHyperexcitabilityAnalgesiaNeuronsDisordersPainTherapyGenesBiodistributionRats
2023
NaV1.7: A central role in pain
Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. NaV1.7: A central role in pain. Neuron 2023, 111: 2615-2617. PMID: 37678164, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research