Voltage-gated Na+ channel β-subunits are concentrated in the nodes of Ranvier and axon initial segments of myelinated axons and have a variety of functions. Here the authors show, using genetically modified mice, that this subunit is present in unmyelinated fibres in the striatum and is required for generation of resurgent Na+ current in striatal neurons.
- Haruko Miyazaki
- Fumitaka Oyama
- Nobuyuki Nukina