Article
Modulation of human Nav1.7 channel gating by synthetic α-scorpion toxin OD1 and its analogs.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) - 1 Jan 2016
Motin Leonid, Durek Thomas, Adams David J
Abstract excerpt
Nine different voltage-gated sodium channel isoforms are responsible for inducing and propagating action potentials in the mammalian nervous system. The Nav1.7 channel isoform plays an important role in conducting nociceptive signals. Specific mutations of this isoform may impair gating behavior of the channel resulting in several pain syndromes. In addition to channel mutations, similar or opposite changes in...
Topics
- Animals
- CHO Cells
- Cricetulus
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Ion Channel Gating
- Kinetics
- Membrane Potentials
- Mutation
- NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
