2018
Differential aging‐related changes in neurophysiology and gene expression in IB4‐positive and IB4‐negative nociceptive neurons
Mis MA, Rogers MF, Jeffries AR, Wilbrey AL, Chen L, Yang Y, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG, Stevens EB, Randall AD. Differential aging‐related changes in neurophysiology and gene expression in IB4‐positive and IB4‐negative nociceptive neurons. Aging Cell 2018, 17: e12795. PMID: 29943484, PMCID: PMC6052481, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceGene Expression RegulationGlycoproteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle WeaknessNociceptorsConceptsIB4-negative neuronsIB4-positive neuronsIsolectin B4Age-dependent changesTTX-resistant sodium currentsProperties of nociceptorsDorsal root gangliaCurrent-clamp experimentsAging-related changesMiddle-aged rodentsHigh input resistancePain prevalenceNociceptive neuronsPain treatmentNociceptor excitabilityMembrane potentialPain sensitivityRoot gangliaCultured neuronsNeurons pointsRepetitive firingSodium currentWindow currentNociceptorsNeuronsNonmuscle 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
2000
Sodium channels and their genes: dynamic expression in the normal nervous system, dysregulation in disease states11Published on the World Wide Web on 15 August 2000.
Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S, Cummins T, Black J. Sodium channels and their genes: dynamic expression in the normal nervous system, dysregulation in disease states11Published on the World Wide Web on 15 August 2000. Brain Research 2000, 886: 5-14. PMID: 11119683, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02774-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSodium channel gene expressionSodium channel geneChannel gene expressionChannel genesGene expressionPost-transcriptional levelNormal nervous systemSodium channel expressionSodium channelsChannel expressionMolecular plasticityGenesDynamic expressionCell membraneHypothalamic magnocellular neurosecretory neuronsDifferent repertoiresMultiple sclerosisNervous systemTherapeutic opportunitiesSodium channel subtypesExpressionElectrogenic propertiesRegulationChannel subtypesDysregulation