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ArticleScience signaling2018

Inhibition of somatosensory mechanotransduction by annexin A6.

Ramin Raouf, Stéphane Lolignier, Jane E Sexton, Queensta Millet, Sonia Santana-Varela, Anna Biller, Alice M Fuller, Vanessa Pereira, Jyoti S Choudhary, Mark O Collins and 6 more

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Article in Science signaling, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Annexin Animal Models-From Fundamental Principles to Translational Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ramin RaoufMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5890-2221
Stéphane LolignierMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5407-4986
Jane E SextonMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9298-876X
Queensta MilletMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Sonia Santana-VarelaMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Anna BillerMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3673-8838
Alice M FullerMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8547-1885
Vanessa PereiraMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5416-6856
Jyoti S ChoudharyWellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Mark O CollinsDepartment of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7656-4975
Stephen E MossInstitute of Ophthalmology, UCL, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7304-8879
Richard LewisInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3470-923X
Julie TordoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, King's College London School of Medicine, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Els HenckaertsDepartment of Infectious Diseases, King's College London School of Medicine, London SE1 9RT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4624-7856
Michael LindenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, King's College London School of Medicine, London SE1 9RT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9035-9070
John N WoodMolecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. j.wood@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9166-8158
Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology · GBKing's College London · GBInstitute of Ophthalmology · MXThe University of Queensland · AUUniversity of Sheffield · GBWellcome Sanger Institute · GB

Funding

Arthritis Research UK 20200Medical Research Council MR/N022890/1Versus Arthritis 20200Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 101054/Z/13/ZWellcome Trust 200183/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanically activated, slowly adapting currents in sensory neurons have been linked to noxious mechanosensation. The conotoxin NMB-1 (noxious mechanosensation blocker-1) blocks such currents and inhibits mechanical pain. Using a biotinylated form of NMB-1 in mass spectrometry analysis, we identified 67 binding proteins in sensory neurons and a sensory neuron-derived cell line, of which the top candidate was annexin A6, a membrane-associated calcium-binding protein. Annexin A6-deficient mice showed increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli. Sensory neurons from these mice showed increased activity of the cation channel Piezo2, which mediates a rapidly adapting mechano-gated current linked to proprioception and touch, and a decrease in mechanically activated, slowly adapting currents. Conversely, overexpression of annexin A6 in sensory neurons inhibited rapidly adapting currents that were partially mediated by Piezo2. Furthermore, overexpression of annexin A6 in sensory neurons attenuated mechanical pain in a mouse model of osteoarthritis, a disease in which mechanically evoked pain is particularly problematic. These data suggest that annexin A6 can be exploited to inhibit chronic mechanical pain.

Indexed as

Mechanotransduction, CellularAnimalsAnnexin A6Arthritis, ExperimentalBiotinylationCells, CulturedConotoxinsIon ChannelsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOsteoarthritisPainPeptide FragmentsSensory Receptor CellsAnnexin A6Anxa6 protein, mouseConotoxinsIon ChannelsPeptide Fragments

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PMID29921656
PMCPMC6485395
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