PMID- 35726573 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220701 LR - 20240514 IS - 1744-8069 (Electronic) IS - 1744-8069 (Linking) VI - 18 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Nociceptive signaling through transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 is regulated by Cyclin Dependent Kinase 5-mediated phosphorylation of T407 in vivo. PG - 17448069221111473 LID - 10.1177/17448069221111473 [doi] LID - 17448069221111473 AB - Cyclin dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is a key neuronal kinase whose activity can modulate thermo-, mechano-, and chemo-nociception. Cdk5 can modulate nociceptor firing by phosphorylating pain transducing ion channels like the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), a thermoreceptor that is activated by noxious heat, acidity, and capsaicin. TRPV1 is phosphorylated by Cdk5 at threonine-407 (T407), which then inhibits Ca(2+) dependent desensitization. To explore the in vivo implications of Cdk5-mediated TRPV1 phosphorylation on pain perception, we engineered a phospho-null mouse where we replaced T407 with alanine (T407A). The T407A point mutation did not affect the expression of TRPV1 in nociceptors of the dorsal root ganglia and trigeminal ganglia (TG). However, behavioral tests showed that the TRPV1(T407A) knock-in mice have reduced aversion to oral capsaicin along with a trend towards decreased facial displays of pain after a subcutaneous injection of capsaicin into the vibrissal pad. In addition, the TRPV1(T407A) mice display basal thermal hypoalgesia with increased paw withdrawal latency while tested on a hot plate. These results indicate that phosphorylation of TRPV1 by Cdk5 can have important consequences on pain perception, as loss of the Cdk5 phosphorylation site reduced capsaicin- and heat-evoked pain behaviors in mice. FAU - Cho, Andrew AU - Cho A AD - Gene Transfer Core, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Hall, Bradford E AU - Hall BE AD - Functional Genomics Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2511National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Limaye, Advait S AU - Limaye AS AD - Gene Transfer Core, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Wang, Sheng AU - Wang S AD - Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, 12264The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA. FAU - Chung, Man-Kyo AU - Chung MK AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7637-1148 AD - Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, 12264The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA. FAU - Kulkarni, Ashok B AU - Kulkarni AB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9849-3250 AD - Gene Transfer Core, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. AD - Functional Genomics Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2511National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. LA - eng GR - ZIA DE000664/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - R35 DE030045/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DE031477/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - Z01 DE000664/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DE027731/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural PL - United States TA - Mol Pain JT - Molecular pain JID - 101242662 RN - 0 (TRPV Cation Channels) RN - 0 (TRPV1 protein, mouse) RN - 2ZD004190S (Threonine) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cdk5 protein, mouse) RN - S07O44R1ZM (Capsaicin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Capsaicin/pharmacology MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5/genetics/*metabolism MH - Ganglia, Spinal/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Nociception MH - Pain/genetics/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - TRPV Cation Channels/*metabolism MH - Threonine/metabolism PMC - PMC9251968 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cdk5 OT - TRPV1 OT - knock-in mouse OT - p35 OT - pain OT - phosphorylation COIS- Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. EDAT- 2022/06/22 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/02 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/29 CRDT- 2022/06/21 04:42 PHST- 2022/06/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/21 04:42 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_17448069221111473 [pii] AID - 10.1177/17448069221111473 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Pain. 2022 Apr;18:17448069221111473. doi: 10.1177/17448069221111473.