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Activity of Palythoa caribaeorum Venom on Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Mammalian Superior Cervical Ganglion Neurons

open access: yesToxins, 2016
The Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians whose venoms and toxins have been poorly studied. Palythoa caribaeorum is a zoanthid commonly found around the Mexican coastline. In this study, we tested the activity of P.
Fernando Lazcano-Pérez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structure-guided unlocking of NaX reveals a non-selective tetrodotoxin-sensitive cation channel

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
NaX is an atypical member of the voltage-gated sodium channel family that may contribute to Na+ homeostasis. Here, the authors describe the structural and functional attributes of the human NaX channel to reveal new insights into its physiology.
Cameron L. Noland   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Arginine methylation is a novel post-translational modification within the voltage-gated ion channel superfamily, including the cardiac sodium channel, Naᵥ1.5.
Beltran-Alvarez, Pedro   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Inhibition by Pregnenolone Sulphate, a Metabolite of the Neurosteroid Pregnenolone, of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2012
Neurosteroids are known as allosteric modulators of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily. Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) play an important role in mediating excitotoxic damages. Here we report the effects of neurosteroids on the function of Nav,
Takafumi Horishita   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electrostatic Contributions of Aromatic Residues in the Local Anesthetic Receptor of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Antiarrhythmics, anticonvulsants, and local anesthetics target voltage-gated sodium channels, decreasing excitability of nerve and muscle cells. Channel inhibition by members of this family of cationic, hydrophobic drugs relies on the presence of highly ...
Ahern, Christopher A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Nomenclature of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels [PDF]

open access: yesNeuron, 2000
Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels mediate calcium influx in response to membrane depolarization and regulate intracellular processes such as contraction, secretion, neurotransmission, and gene expression. They are members of a gene superfamily of transmembrane ion channel proteins that includes voltage-gated K+ and Na+ channels.
Goldin, Alan L.   +14 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Cellular hyper-excitability caused by mutations that alter the activation process of voltage-gated sodium channels

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2015
Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) are widely expressed as macro-molecular complexes in both excitable and non-excitable tissues. In excitable tissues, the upstroke of the action potential is the result of the passage of a large and rapid influx of ...
Mohamed-Yassine eAMAROUCH   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voltage-gated sodium channels potentiate the invasive capacities of human non-small-cell lung cancer cell lines. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Ionic channel activity is involved in fundamental cellular behaviour and participates in cancerous features such as proliferation, migration and invasion which in turn contribute to the metastatic process.
Barascu, Aurélia   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Deletion of annexin 2 light chain p11 in nociceptors causes deficits in somatosensory coding and pain behavior [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The S100 family protein p11 (S100A10, annexin 2 light chain) is involved in the trafficking of the voltage-gated sodium channel Na(V)1.8, TWIK-related acid-sensitive K+ channel (TASK-1), the ligand-gated ion channels acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a ...
Baker, MD   +8 more
core   +1 more source

SUMOylation of NaV1.2 channels mediates the early response to acute hypoxia in central neurons. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The mechanism for the earliest response of central neurons to hypoxia-an increase in voltage-gated sodium current (INa)-has been unknown. Here, we show that hypoxia activates the Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier (SUMO) pathway in rat cerebellar granule ...
Goldstein, Steve An   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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