Nature Communications (May 2020)

Spider venom-derived peptide induces hyperalgesia in Nav1.7 knockout mice by activating Nav1.9 channels

  • Xi Zhou,
  • Tingbin Ma,
  • Luyao Yang,
  • Shuijiao Peng,
  • Lulu Li,
  • Zhouquan Wang,
  • Zhen Xiao,
  • Qingfeng Zhang,
  • Li Wang,
  • Yazhou Huang,
  • Minzhi Chen,
  • Songping Liang,
  • Xianwei Zhang,
  • Jing Yu Liu,
  • Zhonghua Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16210-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Loss of function of Nav1.7 leads to congenital insensitivity to pain in humans. Here the authors found that activation of Nav1.9 can restore nociception in Nav1.7 knockout mice, revealed by a venom-derived peptide as a probe.