2012
An AnkyrinG-Binding Motif Is Necessary and Sufficient for Targeting Nav1.6 Sodium Channels to Axon Initial Segments and Nodes of Ranvier
Gasser A, Ho TS, Cheng X, Chang KJ, Waxman SG, Rasband MN, Dib-Hajj SD. An AnkyrinG-Binding Motif Is Necessary and Sufficient for Targeting Nav1.6 Sodium Channels to Axon Initial Segments and Nodes of Ranvier. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 7232-7243. PMID: 22623668, PMCID: PMC3413458, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5434-11.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReporter proteinAxon initial segmentKinase phosphorylation siteSodium channelsIntracellular loop 2Nodes of RanvierFull-length channelGlutamic acid residuesPhosphorylation sitesMechanism of channelVoltage-gated sodium channelsAcid residuesLoop 2Functional mouseNav1.6 sodium channelsMotifProteinVivo analysisAnkyrinGSomatodendritic compartmentCultured neuronsInitial segmentVivoAction potentialsCells
2006
Differential modulation of sodium channel Nav1.6 by two members of the fibroblast growth factor homologous factor 2 subfamily
Rush AM, Wittmack EK, Tyrrell L, Black JA, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG. Differential modulation of sodium channel Nav1.6 by two members of the fibroblast growth factor homologous factor 2 subfamily. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 23: 2551-2562. PMID: 16817858, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04789.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCerebellumElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFibroblast Growth FactorsGanglia, SpinalHippocampusHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein IsoformsRanvier's NodesSciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsFibroblast growth factor homologous factor 2Dorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsDifferential modulationTrains of stimulationND7/23 cell lineRapid firing ratesFactor 2Slowing of recoveryNodes of RanvierDRG neuronsGanglion neuronsSciatic nerveSpecific neuronal compartmentsAdult rat tissuesMotor nodesElectrophysiological propertiesCerebellar neuronsDifferent functional effectsNeuronal compartmentsFiring rateInactivated channelsElectrophysiological methodsRat tissuesNeurons
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