2020
Cumulative hydropathic topology of a voltage‐gated sodium channel at atomic resolution
Xenakis M, Kapetis D, Yang Y, Heijman J, Waxman S, Lauria G, Faber C, Smeets H, Westra R, Lindsey P. Cumulative hydropathic topology of a voltage‐gated sodium channel at atomic resolution. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2020, 88: 1319-1328. PMID: 32447794, DOI: 10.1002/prot.25951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArcobacterBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsIon Channel GatingModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsSodiumThermodynamicsVoltage-Gated Sodium ChannelsConceptsVoltage-gated sodium channelsBacterial channelsPhysiological cellular activitySodium channelsCellular activitiesCell membraneBiological poresPore stabilityAtomic resolutionBiophysical significanceMembrane surfaceHydropathicityGenesProteinMutationsWide spectrumMembraneFunctional architectureAccumulationComputational frameworkSodium ionsPores
2019
Rat NaV1.7 loss-of-function genetic model: Deficient nociceptive and neuropathic pain behavior with retained olfactory function and intra-epidermal nerve fibers
Grubinska B, Chen L, Alsaloum M, Rampal N, Matson D, Yang C, Taborn K, Zhang M, Youngblood B, Liu D, Galbreath E, Allred S, Lepherd M, Ferrando R, Kornecook T, Lehto S, Waxman S, Moyer B, Dib-Hajj S, Gingras J. Rat NaV1.7 loss-of-function genetic model: Deficient nociceptive and neuropathic pain behavior with retained olfactory function and intra-epidermal nerve fibers. Molecular Pain 2019, 15: 1744806919881846. PMID: 31550995, PMCID: PMC6831982, DOI: 10.1177/1744806919881846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory functionNav1.7 proteinPain behaviorPain responseRat modelSmall-diameter dorsal root ganglion neuronsNormal intraepidermal nerve fibre densityIntraepidermal nerve fiber densityIntra-epidermal nerve fibersDorsal root ganglion neuronsNeuropathic pain behaviorsNeuropathic pain responsesSpinal nerve ligationNerve fiber densityDorsal root gangliaAction potential firingPeripheral nervous systemEarly postnatal developmentGenetic animal modelsNav1.7 lossNerve ligationPain targetsNeuropathic conditionsGanglion neuronsRoot ganglia
1995
An orphan nuclear receptor, mROR α, and its spatial expression in adult mouse brain
Matsui T, Sashihara S, Oh Y, Waxman S. An orphan nuclear receptor, mROR α, and its spatial expression in adult mouse brain. Brain Research 1995, 33: 217-226. PMID: 8750880, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(95)00126-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBlotting, NorthernBrainCell DifferentiationCell LineGene ExpressionHumansIn Situ HybridizationMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1Olfactory BulbOrgan SpecificityReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Retinoic AcidSequence Homology, Amino AcidThalamusTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsResponsive elementActivation of transcriptionThyroid hormone responsive elementRetinoic acid responsive elementNeural cell lineagesAcid-responsive elementLaminin B1 geneOrphan nuclear receptorHormone-responsive elementsRAR beta geneSitu hybridization analysisRetinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptorTranscription factorsAdult mouse brainCotransfection experimentsP19 cellsCell lineagesReceptor-related orphan receptorNorthern hybridizationAcid receptor-related orphan receptorHybridization analysisSpatial expressionOrphan receptorBeta geneNuclear receptors
1977
Ferric ion, ferrocyanide, and inorganic phosphate as cytochemical reactants at peripheral nodes of Ranvier
Quick D, Waxman S. Ferric ion, ferrocyanide, and inorganic phosphate as cytochemical reactants at peripheral nodes of Ranvier. Brain Cell Biology 1977, 6: 555-570. PMID: 72787, DOI: 10.1007/bf01205219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research