Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

TRPV1 SUMOylation regulates nociceptive signaling in models of inflammatory pain

  • Yan Wang,
  • Yingwei Gao,
  • Quan Tian,
  • Qi Deng,
  • Yangbo Wang,
  • Tian Zhou,
  • Qiang Liu,
  • Kaidi Mei,
  • Yingping Wang,
  • Huiqing Liu,
  • Ruining Ma,
  • Yuqiang Ding,
  • Weifang Rong,
  • Jinke Cheng,
  • Jing Yao,
  • Tian-Le Xu,
  • Michael X. Zhu,
  • Yong Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03974-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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SUMOylation is a post translational modification. Here the authors show that TRPV1, which conveys thermal nociception, is SUMOylated in DRGs in inflammatory conditions and contributes to pain behavior in mice.