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
1978
Intra-axonal ferric ion-ferrocyanide staining of nodes of Ranvier and initial segments in central myelinated fibers
Waxman S, Quick D. Intra-axonal ferric ion-ferrocyanide staining of nodes of Ranvier and initial segments in central myelinated fibers. Brain Research 1978, 144: 1-10. PMID: 76497, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(78)90430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodes of RanvierInitial segmentFerric ion-ferrocyanide stainingCentral nervous tissueAxon initial segmentCentral myelinated fibersSpinal cordMyelinated fibersNervous tissueMyelinated neuronsAxon hillockCell bodiesNodal axolemmaRanvierNeuronsAxolemmaStainingElectron-dense substanceStainInternodal regionsUltrastructural dataSpecialized regions