New insights into the physiology and pathophysiology of the atypical sodium leak channel NALCN

A Monteil, NC Guérineau, A Gil-Nagel… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Cell excitability and its modulation by hormones and neurotransmitters involve the concerted
action of a large repertoire of membrane proteins, especially ion channels. Unique …

The sodium leak channel, NALCN, in health and disease

M Cochet-Bissuel, P Lory, A Monteil - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Ion channels are crucial components of cellular excitability and are involved in many
neurological diseases. This review focuses on the sodium leak, G protein-coupled receptors …

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: ion channels

SPH Alexander, HE Benson… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14 provides concise overviews of
the key properties of over 2000 human drug targets with their pharmacology, plus links to an …

Aging research using mouse models

CL Ackert‐Bicknell, LC Anderson… - Current protocols in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the dramatic increase in human lifespan over the past century, there remains
pronounced variability in “health‐span,” or the period of time in which one is generally …

De novo mutations in NALCN cause a syndrome characterized by congenital contractures of the limbs and face, hypotonia, and developmental delay

JX Chong, MJ McMillin, KM Shively, AE Beck… - The American Journal of …, 2015 - cell.com
Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, or distal arthrogryposis type 2A (DA2A), is an autosomal-
dominant condition caused by mutations in MYH3 and characterized by multiple congenital …

Near infrared‐activatable platinum‐decorated gold nanostars for synergistic photothermal/ferroptotic therapy in combating cancer drug resistance

AC Del Valle, CK Yeh, YF Huang - Advanced Healthcare …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptotic cell death results from glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) inactivation and/or
glutathione (GSH) depletion. Elevated GSH levels are often found in multidrug‐resistant …

Kidney-specific KO of the circadian clock protein PER1 alters renal Na+ handling, aldosterone levels, and kidney/adrenal gene expression

LG Douma, HM Costello, GR Crislip… - American Journal …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
PERIOD 1 (PER1) is a circadian clock transcription factor that is regulated by aldosterone, a
hormone that increases blood volume and Na+ retention to increase blood pressure. Male …

Female C57BL/6J mice lacking the circadian clock protein PER1 are protected from nondipping hypertension

LG Douma, K Solocinski… - American Journal …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The circadian clock is integral to the maintenance of daily rhythms of many physiological
outputs, including blood pressure. Our laboratory has previously demonstrated the …

Sodium accumulation in breast cancer predicts malignancy and treatment response

AD James, TK Leslie, JD Kaggie, L Wiggins… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Breast cancer remains a leading cause of death in women and novel imaging
biomarkers are urgently required. Here, we demonstrate the diagnostic and treatment …

NLF-1 delivers a sodium leak channel to regulate neuronal excitability and modulate rhythmic locomotion

L Xie, S Gao, SM Alcaire, K Aoyagi, Y Wang, JK Griffin… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Summary A cation channel NCA/UNC-79/UNC-80 affects neuronal activity. We report here
the identification of a conserved endoplasmic reticulum protein NLF-1 (NCA localization …