Nav1.7 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 ResearchConceptsND7/23 cellsDRG neuron excitabilityModulation of Nav1.7New pain therapeuticsVoltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7Fyn kinaseWhole-cell recordingsSodium channel Nav1.7Elevated protein expressionCell type-specific modulationHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsTyrosine kinasePain disordersEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsPain therapeuticsNeuron excitabilityPain perceptionMutant channelsChannel Nav1.7Kidney 293 cellsNav1.7HEK-293 cellsNav1.7 channelsCell type-dependent mannerType-dependent mannerNonmuscle 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