Overview
- Peptide CNGDLSSLDVAKVKVHND, corresponding to amino acid residues 1748-1765 of rat NaV1.9 (Accession O88457). Intracellular, C-terminus.
- Rat brain membrane (1:200-1:1000).
- Western blot analysis of rat brain membrane:1. Guinea pig Anti-SCN11A (NaV1.9) Antibody (#ASC-017-GP), (1:200).
2. Guinea pig Anti-SCN11A (NaV1.9) Antibody, preincubated with SCN11A/Nav1.9 Blocking Peptide (#BLP-SC017). - Following a broad screen of secondary antibodies, the following was used for this application: #106-035-006 (Jackson ImmunoResearch).
- Rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG). Following a broad screen of secondary antibodies, the following was used for this application: #106-485-006 (Jackson ImmunoResearch).
Voltage-gated Na+ channels (NaV) are essential for the generation of action potentials and for cell excitability1. NaV channels are activated in response to depolarization and selectively allow the flow of Na+ ions. To date, nine NaV α subunits have been cloned and named NaV1.1-1.92,3. Their expression is developmentally and tissue specific.
NaV channels are classified into two groups according to their sensitivity to tetrodotoxin (TTX): TTX-sensitive and TTX-resistant channels4,5. TTX-resistant channels have been suggested to play an important role in nociceptive transmission. Two TTX-resistant NaV channels are expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, NaV1.8 and NaV1.9. The NaV1.9 channel (also called SCN11A, NAN or SNS2) is preferentially expressed in small-diameter DRG neurons4,5.
Recently, it has been shown that BDNF activated NaV1.9 channels in the hippocampus suggesting that its expression is not restricted to DRG alone6.