Xiaoyang Cheng
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Last Updated on December 10, 2024.
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Neurology
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Education & Training
- Postdoctoral fellow
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007)
- PhD
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Physiology & Biophysics (2006)
- MS
- China Pharmaceutical University, Pharmacology (1997)
- BS
- China Pharmaceutical University, Pharmacology (1994)
Research
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2024
TRPM8 Mutations Associated With Persistent Pain After Surgical Injury of Corneal Trigeminal Axons
Ghovanloo M, Effraim P, Tyagi S, Aldrich A, Cheng X, Yuan J, Schulman B, Jacobs D, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. TRPM8 Mutations Associated With Persistent Pain After Surgical Injury of Corneal Trigeminal Axons. Neurology Genetics 2024, 10: e200206. PMID: 39555137, PMCID: PMC11567650, DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNav1.8 in small dorsal root ganglion neurons contributes to vincristine-induced mechanical allodynia
Nascimento de Lima A, Zhang H, Chen L, Effraim P, Gomis-Perez C, Cheng X, Huang J, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. Nav1.8 in small dorsal root ganglion neurons contributes to vincristine-induced mechanical allodynia. Brain 2024, 147: 3157-3170. PMID: 38447953, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Genetic, electrophysiological, and pathological studies on patients with SCN9A‐related pain disorders
Yuan J, Cheng X, Matsuura E, Higuchi Y, Ando M, Hashiguchi A, Yoshimura A, Nakachi R, Mine J, Taketani T, Maeda K, Kawakami S, Kira R, Tanaka S, Kanai K, Dib‐Hajj F, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman S, Takashima H. Genetic, electrophysiological, and pathological studies on patients with SCN9A‐related pain disorders. Journal Of The Peripheral Nervous System 2023, 28: 597-607. PMID: 37555797, DOI: 10.1111/jns.12590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function
Jami S, Deuis J, Klasfauseweh T, Cheng X, Kurdyukov S, Chung F, Okorokov A, Li S, Zhang J, Cristofori-Armstrong B, Israel M, Ju R, Robinson S, Zhao P, Ragnarsson L, Andersson Å, Tran P, Schendel V, McMahon K, Tran H, Chin Y, Zhu Y, Liu J, Crawford T, Purushothamvasan S, Habib A, Andersson D, Rash L, Wood J, Zhao J, Stehbens S, Mobli M, Leffler A, Jiang D, Cox J, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S, Neely G, Durek T, Vetter I. Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 2442. PMID: 37117223, PMCID: PMC10147923, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37963-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKv7-specific activators hyperpolarize resting membrane potential and modulate human iPSC-derived sensory neuron excitability
Estacion M, Liu S, Cheng X, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Kv7-specific activators hyperpolarize resting membrane potential and modulate human iPSC-derived sensory neuron excitability. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2023, 14: 1138556. PMID: 36923357, PMCID: PMC10008904, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1138556.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Altered allostery of the left flipper domain underlies the weak ATP response of rat P2X5 receptors
Sun L, Liu Y, Wang J, Huang L, Yang Y, Cheng X, Fan Y, Zhu M, Liang H, Tian Y, Wang H, Guo C, Yu Y. Altered allostery of the left flipper domain underlies the weak ATP response of rat P2X5 receptors. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 19589-19603. PMID: 31727741, PMCID: PMC6926468, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Molecular mechanism underlying the subtype-selectivity of competitive inhibitor NF110 and its distinct potencies in human and rat P2X3 receptors
Li B, Wang J, Cheng X, Liu Y, Yang Y, Yang X, Guo C, Niu Y, Cao P, Lu X, Zhu M, Tian Y, Yu Y. Molecular mechanism underlying the subtype-selectivity of competitive inhibitor NF110 and its distinct potencies in human and rat P2X3 receptors. Science Bulletin 2018, 63: 1616-1625. PMID: 36658853, DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2018.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDruggable negative allosteric site of P2X3 receptors
Wang J, Wang Y, Cui W, Huang Y, Yang Y, Liu Y, Zhao W, Cheng X, Sun W, Cao P, Zhu M, Wang R, Hattori M, Yu Y. Druggable negative allosteric site of P2X3 receptors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 4939-4944. PMID: 29674445, PMCID: PMC5948998, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800907115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGain of Function NaV1.7 Mutations in Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy
Faber C, Hoeijmakers J, Ahn H, Cheng X, Han C, Choi J, Estacion M, Lauria G, Vanhoutte E, Gerrits M, Dib-Hajj S, Drenth J, Waxman S, Merkies I. Gain of Function NaV1.7 Mutations in Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy. 2018, 175-194. DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/10310.003.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNav1.7 is phosphorylated by Fyn tyrosine kinase which modulates channel expression and gating in a cell type-dependent manner
Li Y, Zhu T, Yang H, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Yu Y, Xu TL, Cheng X. Nav1.7 is phosphorylated by Fyn tyrosine kinase which modulates channel expression and gating in a cell type-dependent manner. Molecular Pain 2018, 14: 1744806918782229. PMID: 29790812, PMCID: PMC6024516, DOI: 10.1177/1744806918782229.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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