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ArticleNature communications2018

Inhibition of Poly(A)-binding protein with a synthetic RNA mimic reduces pain sensitization in mice.

Paulino Barragán-Iglesias, Tzu-Fang Lou, Vandita D Bhat, Salim Megat, Michael D Burton, Theodore J Price, Zachary T Campbell

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 179 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paulino Barragán-IglesiasSchool of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.
Tzu-Fang LouDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.
Vandita D BhatDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.
Salim MegatSchool of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.
Michael D BurtonSchool of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.
Theodore J PriceSchool of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA. theodore.price@utdallas.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6971-6221
Zachary T CampbellDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA. zachary.campbell@utdallas.edu.
The University of Texas at Dallas · US

Funding

Translation Control of Pain PlasticityR01NS065926 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI PRICE, THEODORE J. · 2010 to 2023
$5.7M
3’ End Regulation in Nociceptor PlasticityR01NS100788 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CAMPBELL, ZACHARY · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
AMPK ACTIVATORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POST-SURGICAL PAINR01GM102575 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI DUSSOR, GREGORY O, PRICE, THEODORE J. · 2013 to 2016
$1.1M
The Role of Cell-specific TLR-4 Signaling in Developing Chronic PainK22NS096030 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI BURTON, MICHAEL D · 2016 to 2019
$838k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM102575NINDS NIH HHS K22 NS096030NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065926NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS100788
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nociceptors rely on cap-dependent translation to rapidly induce protein synthesis in response to pro-inflammatory signals. Comparatively little is known regarding the role of the regulatory factors bound to the 3' end of mRNA in nociceptor sensitization. Poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) stimulates translation initiation by bridging the Poly(A) tail to the eukaryotic initiation factor 4F complex associated with the mRNA cap. Here, we use unbiased assessment of PABP binding specificity to generate a chemically modified RNA-based competitive inhibitor of PABP. The resulting RNA mimic, which we designated as the Poly(A) SPOT-ON, is more stable than unmodified RNA and binds PABP with high affinity and selectivity in vitro. We show that injection of the Poly(A) SPOT-ON at the site of an injury can attenuate behavioral response to pain. Collectively, these results suggest that PABP is integral for nociceptive plasticity. The general strategy described here provides a broad new source of mechanism-based inhibitors for RNA-binding proteins and is applicable for in vivo studies.

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AnimalsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedGanglia, SpinalHumansMiceNeuronsNociceptive PainPainPain MeasurementPoly APoly(A)-Binding ProteinsProtein BindingRNAPoly APoly(A)-Binding ProteinsRNA

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PMID29295980
PMCPMC5750225
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