1997
Downregulation of Na+ channel mRNA in olfactory bulb tufted cells following deafferentiation
Sashihara S, Waxman S, Greer C. Downregulation of Na+ channel mRNA in olfactory bulb tufted cells following deafferentiation. Neuroreport 1997, 8: 1289-1293. PMID: 9175131, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199703240-00046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory bulbMitral cellsEffects of deafferentationPostnatal day 2Olfactory receptor cellsFunctional deafferentationAfferent inputChannel expressionDay 2Channel mRNAReceptor cellsChannel subunitsDeafferentationI mRNACauterizationCritical periodDetectable changeAlpha IIOdorant accessSitu hybridizationCellsCell propertiesExpressionBulbMRNATTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells
Gu X, Dib-Hajj S, Rizzo M, Waxman S. TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 236-246. PMID: 9120565, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB104 neuroblastoma cellsTTX-resistant channelsB104 cellsNeuroblastoma cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodAbsence of TTXTTX-resistant currentTTX-sensitive currentsPresence of TTXPA/pFTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLong QT syndromeCell linesSteady-state inactivationNeuroblastoma cell linesAlpha-subunit mRNAPatch-clamp methodTTX-sensitiveHalf-maximal inhibitionInactivation time constantsChannel mRNATTXMembrane excitabilitySubunit mRNAsRT-PCR
1995
Differential Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA expression in stellate and flat astrocytes cultured from rat cortex and cerebellum: A combined in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry study
Oh Y, Waxman S. Differential Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA expression in stellate and flat astrocytes cultured from rat cortex and cerebellum: A combined in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry study. Glia 1995, 13: 166-173. PMID: 7782102, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440130303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGFAP-positive astrocytesRat brainChannel beta 1 subunit (Na beta 1) mRNAMRNA expressionBeta 1 mRNA expressionSubunit mRNA expressionBeta 1 mRNABeta 1 subunit mRNARat cortexGranule cellsStellate astrocytesRat astrocytesAstrocytesChannel mRNAImmunocytochemistry methodSubunit mRNAsImmunocytochemistry studiesCerebellumBrainMRNASitu hybridizationRecent studiesDifferential expressionExpressionCells
1994
Rat brain Na+ channel mRNAs in non‐excitable Schwann cells
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. Rat brain Na+ channel mRNAs in non‐excitable Schwann cells. FEBS Letters 1994, 350: 342-346. PMID: 8070590, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)00807-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. The expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes. Brain Research 1994, 23: 57-65. PMID: 8028484, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)90211-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brainChannel mRNAChannel subtypesCultured spinal cordSkeletal muscleRat optic nerveNeuronal cell bodiesRegions of CNSSubtype IRat skeletal muscleOptic nervePolymerase chain reactionSpinal cordRat astrocytesDistinct subtypesAstrocytesCell bodiesSubtypesBrainRT-PCRSubtype IIRat tissuesChain reactionRat liverReverse transcription