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The calcium-activated chloride channel anoctamin 1 acts as a heat sensor in nociceptive neurons
Cho, Hawon,Yang, Young Duk,Lee, Jesun,Lee, Byeongjoon,Kim, Tahnbee,Jang, Yongwoo,Back, Seung Keun,Na, Heung Sik,Harfe, Brian D,Wang, Fan,Raouf, Ramin,Wood, John N,Oh, Uhtaek Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan P 2012 NATURE NEUROSCIENCE Vol.15 No.7
Nociceptors are a subset of small primary afferent neurons that respond to noxious chemical, thermal and mechanical stimuli. Ion channels in nociceptors respond differently to noxious stimuli and generate electrical signals in different ways. Anoctamin 1 (ANO1 also known as TMEM16A) is a Ca<SUP>2+</SUP>-activated chloride channel that is essential for numerous physiological functions. We found that ANO1 was activated by temperatures over 44 째C with steep heat sensitivity. ANO1 was expressed in small sensory neurons and was highly colocalized with nociceptor markers, which suggests that it may be involved in nociception. Application of heat ramps to dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons elicited robust ANO1-dependent depolarization. Furthermore, knockdown or deletion of ANO1 in DRG neurons substantially reduced nociceptive behavior in thermal pain models. These results indicate that ANO1 is a heat sensor that detects nociceptive thermal stimuli in sensory neurons and possibly mediates nociception.