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
2012
Nav1.8 expression is not restricted to nociceptors in mouse peripheral nervous system
Shields SD, Ahn H, Yang Y, Han C, Seal RP, Wood JN, Waxman SG, Dib-Hajj S. Nav1.8 expression is not restricted to nociceptors in mouse peripheral nervous system. Pain 2012, 153: 2017-2030. PMID: 22703890, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsMiceMice, TransgenicNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNociceptorsPeripheral Nervous SystemTissue DistributionConceptsPeripheral nervous systemSensory neuronsKnockout mouse phenotypesNervous systemDorsal root ganglion neuronsUnmyelinated sensory afferentsPrimary sensory neuronsLow-threshold mechanoreceptorsMouse peripheral nervous systemGene functionVoltage-gated sodium channelsConditional knockout miceCytoskeletal proteinsIdentity of neuronsNav1.8 expressionMolecular markersDRG neuronsVast diversitySensory afferentsCre miceGanglion neuronsMouse phenotypeNoxious stimuliAβ fibersKnockout miceA channelopathy contributes to cerebellar dysfunction in a model of multiple sclerosis
Shields SD, Cheng X, Gasser A, Saab CY, Tyrrell L, Eastman EM, Iwata M, Zwinger PJ, Black JA, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG. A channelopathy contributes to cerebellar dysfunction in a model of multiple sclerosis. Annals Of Neurology 2012, 71: 186-194. PMID: 22367990, DOI: 10.1002/ana.22665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCerebellar dysfunctionMouse modelPurkinje neuronsNervous systemNew transgenic mouse modelPurkinje neuron firingDisease-modifying agentsSodium channel Nav1.8Healthy nervous systemPeripheral nervous systemTransgenic mouse modelCerebellar Purkinje neuronsWild-type littermatesNav1.8 expressionNeurons altersSymptom burdenSymptomatic therapySymptom progressionNav1.8Electrophysiological propertiesNeuron firingDysfunctionEAEMotor behavior