2008
Nav1.9, G‐proteins, and nociceptors
Waxman SG, Estacion M. Nav1.9, G‐proteins, and nociceptors. The Journal Of Physiology 2008, 586: 917-918. PMID: 18287383, PMCID: PMC2375642, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.149922.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Axotomy does not up-regulate expression of sodium channel Nav1.8 in Purkinje cells
Black J, Dusart I, Sotelo C, Waxman S. Axotomy does not up-regulate expression of sodium channel Nav1.8 in Purkinje cells. Brain Research 2002, 101: 126-131. PMID: 12007840, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00200-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCerebellumDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryMultiple SclerosisNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPurkinje CellsRatsRats, WistarRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsUp-RegulationZebrafish ProteinsConceptsMultiple sclerosisPurkinje cellsSensory neuron-specific sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsAberrant expressionSodium channelsHuman multiple sclerosisPrimary sensory neuronsSodium channel Nav1.8Specific sodium channelsCerebellar Purkinje cellsGanglion neuronsSensory neuronsAxotomySurgical modelSodium channel transcriptsExperimental modelCerebellar functionChannel transcriptsNeuronsSitu hybridizationCellsExpressionNav1.8Sclerosis
2001
Glycosylation Alters Steady-State Inactivation of Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Is Developmentally Regulated
Tyrrell L, Renganathan M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Glycosylation Alters Steady-State Inactivation of Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Is Developmentally Regulated. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 9629-9637. PMID: 11739573, PMCID: PMC6763018, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-24-09629.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntibody SpecificityAxotomyCell MembraneCells, CulturedFemaleGanglia, SpinalGlycosylationImmunoblottingMembrane PotentialsN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuraminidaseNeuronsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveSodiumSodium ChannelsSubcellular FractionsTetrodotoxinTrigeminal GanglionConceptsImmunoreactive proteinMembrane fractionAdult DRG neuronsTranscription-PCR analysisHigh molecular weight immunoreactive proteinTheoretical molecular weightWhole-cell patch-clamp analysisLong transcriptsGlycosylation statePatch-clamp analysisAdult tissuesLarge proteinsLimited glycosylationEnzymatic deglycosylationExtensive glycosylationState of glycosylationProteinAdult dorsal root gangliaGlycosylationNative neuronsDevelopmental changesInactivationMembrane preparationsDRG neuronsDorsal root gangliaDirect Interaction with Contactin Targets Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN to the Cell Membrane*
Liu C, Dib-Hajj S, Black J, Greenwood J, Lian Z, Waxman S. Direct Interaction with Contactin Targets Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN to the Cell Membrane*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 46553-46561. PMID: 11581273, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m108699200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaRoot gangliaSodium channelsSmall sensory neuronsVoltage-gated sodium channelsTrigeminal ganglionNerve endingsC-fibersSensory neuronsNeuron somataChinese hamster ovary cell lineDifferent physiological propertiesGangliaHamster ovary cell lineNeuronal membranesChinese hamster ovary cellsOvary cell lineProtein complexesSurface expressionHamster ovary cellsCell linesAxonsSurface localizationCell membraneOvary cellsContribution of Nav1.8 Sodium Channels to Action Potential Electrogenesis in DRG Neurons
Renganathan M, Cummins T, Waxman S. Contribution of Nav1.8 Sodium Channels to Action Potential Electrogenesis in DRG Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 86: 629-640. PMID: 11495938, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.86.2.629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potential electrogenesisDRG neuronsSodium channelsAction potentialsTTX-R sodium channelsSodium-dependent action potentialsDorsal root ganglion neuronsMultiple sodium channelsSmall DRG neuronsCurrent-clamp recordingsNav1.8 sodium channelsSignificant differencesSteady-state inactivationAction potential overshootMaximum rise slopeMV/msAction potential productionFast TTXGanglion neuronsModest depolarizationNeuronsInput resistanceMembrane depolarizationInward membraneElectrogenesisFibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 1B Binds to the C Terminus of the Tetrodotoxin-resistant Sodium Channel rNav1.9a (NaN)*
Liu C, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 1B Binds to the C Terminus of the Tetrodotoxin-resistant Sodium Channel rNav1.9a (NaN)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 18925-18933. PMID: 11376006, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m101606200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineConserved SequenceCytoplasmDNA, ComplementaryDrug ResistanceFibroblast Growth FactorsGene LibraryGlutathione TransferaseGrowth SubstancesHumansMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuropeptidesPlasmidsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNASequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinTissue DistributionTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsC-terminusTerminal polypeptideTwo-hybrid screenMammalian cell linesC-terminal regionN-terminal 5Fibroblast growth factor family membersFibroblast growth factor (FGF) familySodium channelsAmino acid residuesFactor family membersGrowth factor family membersCytoplasmic domainFirst growth factorGrowth factor familyFactor familyIntracellular segmentAcid residuesCell membraneFunctional significanceChannel complexDirect interactionCell linesTerminusPolypeptide
2000
Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors
Fjell J, Hjelmström P, Hormuzdiar W, Milenkovic M, Aglieco F, Tyrrell L, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Black J. Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors. Neuroreport 2000, 11: 199-202. PMID: 10683857, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200001170-00039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsCorneaFemaleGanglia, SpinalImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMolecular Sequence DataMyelin SheathNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve FibersNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesNociceptorsPresynaptic TerminalsRanvier's NodesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsSciatic nerveSmall diameter primary sensory neuronsSodium currentTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsPrimary sensory neuronsAxonal sodium currentsNodes of RanvierNociceptive transmissionChannel immunoreactivityGanglion neuronsUnmyelinated fibersAxon terminalsSensory neuronsNerveImmunoreactivityAxonsNeuronsSpecific peptidesNociceptorsIB4CorneaAntibodies
1999
Coding Sequence, Genomic Organization, and Conserved Chromosomal Localization of the Mouse Gene Scn11a Encoding the Sodium Channel NaN
Dib-Hajj S, Tyrrell L, Escayg A, Wood P, Meisler M, Waxman S. Coding Sequence, Genomic Organization, and Conserved Chromosomal Localization of the Mouse Gene Scn11a Encoding the Sodium Channel NaN. Genomics 1999, 59: 309-318. PMID: 10444332, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channel geneChannel genesConserved linkage groupMouse chromosome 9Sodium channel alphaAlternative exon 5Amino acid levelsGenomic organizationChromosomal localizationLinkage groupsHuman genesHuman SCN5ACoding sequenceCommon lineageChannel alphaChromosome 9TTX-R sodium channelsGenesSmall-diameter sensory neuronsTransduction of painDorsal root gangliaHigh-threshold nociceptorsExon 5SCN11A geneSodium channelsDifferential role of GDNF and NGF in the maintenance of two TTX-resistant sodium channels in adult DRG neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Dib-Hajj S, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. Differential role of GDNF and NGF in the maintenance of two TTX-resistant sodium channels in adult DRG neurons. Brain Research 1999, 67: 267-282. PMID: 10216225, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAxotomyCell SizeCell SurvivalDown-RegulationDrug ResistanceFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene ExpressionGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorLectinsMembrane PotentialsNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinUp-RegulationConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsSNS/PN3Small DRG neuronsTTX-R currentsDRG neuronsIB4- neuronsSodium currentElectrophysiological propertiesSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsAxotomized DRG neuronsTTX-S currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp studiesTTX-resistant sodium channelsSciatic nerve transectionAdult DRG neuronsDifferent electrophysiological propertiesNear-normal levelsPatch-clamp studiesNerve transectionGDNF treatmentNeurotrophins NGFGanglion neuronsIsolectin IB4Exogenous NGF