2005
Chapter 19 Transcriptional Channelopathies of the Nervous System New Targets for Molecular Medicine
Waxman S. Chapter 19 Transcriptional Channelopathies of the Nervous System New Targets for Molecular Medicine. 2005, 319-338. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012738903-5/50020-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscriptional channelopathiesIon channel genesChannel genesUnique amino acid sequenceAmino acid sequenceVoltage-gated sodium channelsGene productsAcid sequenceNew therapeutic opportunitiesProtein structureGenesTranscriptionNeuronal functionMolecular targetsMolecular medicineChannel transcriptionNew targetsNew therapeutic strategiesTherapeutic opportunitiesSodium channelsSpecific targetingComplete understandingChannelopathiesTherapeutic strategiesNervous system
2000
The neuron as a dynamic electrogenic machine: modulation of sodiumchannel expression as a basis for functional plasticity in neurons
Waxman S. The neuron as a dynamic electrogenic machine: modulation of sodiumchannel expression as a basis for functional plasticity in neurons. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2000, 355: 199-213. PMID: 10724456, PMCID: PMC1692729, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channelsMammalian nervous systemSodium channel geneNervous systemDozen genesDistinct sodium channelsVoltage-gated sodium channelsGenesElectrogenic machineryNormal nervous systemSodium channel expressionFunctional plasticityMembrane of neuronsAction potential activityTranscriptionPathological insultsPhysiological inputsMost neuronsCrucial roleExpressionNeuronsFunctional propertiesElectroresponsive propertiesPotential activityMachinery