UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Nociception and hypersensitivity involve distinct neurons and molecular transducers in Drosophila
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Neurobiology; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Yang Xiang Lab
Publication Date
2022-03-16
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Abstract
Significance: Functional plasticity of the nociceptive circuit is a remarkable feature and is of clinical relevance. As an example, nociceptors lower their threshold upon tissue injury, a process known as allodynia that would facilitate healing by guarding the injured areas. However, long-lasting hypersensitivity could lead to chronic pain, a debilitating disease not effectively treated. Therefore, it is crucial to dissect the mechanisms underlying basal nociception and nociceptive hypersensitivity. In both vertebrate and invertebrate species, conserved transient receptor potential (Trp) channels are the primary transducers of noxious stimuli. Here, we provide a precedent that in Drosophila larvae, heat sensing in the nociception and hypersensitivity states is mediated by distinct heat-sensitive neurons and TrpA1 alternative isoforms.
Keywords
Drosophila, alternative splicing, nociception, nociceptive hypersensitivity, transient receptor potential (Trp)
Rights and Permissions
Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. This article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND).
DOI of Published Version
10.1073/pnas.2113645119
Source
Gu P, Wang F, Shang Y, Liu J, Gong J, Xie W, Han J, Xiang Y. Nociception and hypersensitivity involve distinct neurons and molecular transducers in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Mar 22;119(12):e2113645119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2113645119. Epub 2022 Mar 16. PMID: 35294287; PMCID: PMC8944580. Link to article on publisher's site
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Journal/Book/Conference Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
PubMed ID
35294287
Repository Citation
Gu P, Wang F, Shang Y, Liu J, Gong J, Xie W, Han J, Xiang Y. (2022). Nociception and hypersensitivity involve distinct neurons and molecular transducers in Drosophila. UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113645119. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/2204
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