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
1999
Characterization of a new sodium channel mutation at arginine 1448 associated with moderate paramyotonia congenita in humans
Bendahhou S, Cummins T, Kwiecinski H, Waxman S, Ptácek L. Characterization of a new sodium channel mutation at arginine 1448 associated with moderate paramyotonia congenita in humans. The Journal Of Physiology 1999, 518: 337-344. PMID: 10381583, PMCID: PMC2269438, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0337p.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel functionMutant channelsHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsSodium channel alpha subunitAmino acid changesSingle nucleotide substitutionKidney 293 cellsChannel alpha subunitSkeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channelPosition 1448Sodium channel mutationsParamyotonia congenitaVoltage-gated sodium channelsSodium channel functionNucleotide substitutionsAlpha subunitSingle-strand conformation polymorphism analysisSegment S4Skeletal muscle disordersDomain IVAcid changesNew genetic mutationsDNA sequencingFast inactivationActivation and Inactivation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Role of Segment S5 Revealed by a Novel Hyperkalaemic Periodic Paralysis Mutation
Bendahhou S, Cummins T, Tawil R, Waxman S, Ptácek L. Activation and Inactivation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Role of Segment S5 Revealed by a Novel Hyperkalaemic Periodic Paralysis Mutation. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 4762-4771. PMID: 10366610, PMCID: PMC6782655, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-12-04762.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA PrimersGene ExpressionHumansHyperkalemiaIon Channel GatingKidneyKineticsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelParalyses, Familial PeriodicPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsSegments S5Point mutationsS5 segmentVoltage-Gated Sodium ChannelSodium channelsTransmembrane segments S5Cytoplasmic interfaceWild-type channelsParalysis phenotypeHomologous domainsVoltage-sensitive sodium channelsPotassium-aggravated myotoniaNew point mutationPhenylalanine substitutionSkeletal muscle disordersHyperkalaemic periodic paralysisFast inactivationSecond domainMutationsGenesChannel deactivationInactivationChannel activationSlow inactivationT704M mutation