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ArticleProgress in neurobiology2020

MeCP2 mediates transgenerational transmission of chronic pain.

Wenjuan Tao, Changmao Chen, Yuping Wang, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Yu Mao, Haitao Wang, Likui Wang, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang and 7 more

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Article in Progress in neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Burning Pain Transcriptome in the Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. Critical Windows: Exploring the Association Between Perinatal Trauma, Epigenetics, and Chronic Pain.The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry · 2024
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  7. Caregiver Perspectives on Pain Sensitivity and Pain Experience in Rett Syndrome.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2023
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  9. MeCP2 Epigenetic Silencing ofFrontiers in neuroscience · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenjuan TaoDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Changmao ChenHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Yuping WangHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Wenjie ZhouHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Yan JinHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Yu MaoDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China.
Haitao WangHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Likui WangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China.
Wen XieDepartment of Psychology, Anhui Mental Health Center, Hefei 230026, PR China.
Xulai ZhangDepartment of Psychology, Anhui Mental Health Center, Hefei 230026, PR China.
Jie LiHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Juan LiHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
Xiangyao LiKey Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of the Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
Zhen-Quan TangOregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Chenghua ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Zhizhong Z PanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Electronic address: zzpan@mdanderson.org.
Zhi ZhangHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease of Chinese Academy of Science, Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China. Electronic address: zhizhang@ustc.edu.cn.
University of Science and Technology of China · CNAnhui Mental Health Center · CNThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USAnhui Medical University · CNOregon Health & Science University · USZhejiang University · CN

Funding

Dnmt3a as an epigenetic target for chronic pain treatmentRF1NS113256 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI PAN, ZHIZHONG Z. · 2019 to 2019
$2.7M
Epigenetic basis for pain vulnerabilityR01DE025943 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI PAN, ZHIZHONG Z. · 2016 to 2019
$1.6M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE025943NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS113256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain symptoms can be transmitted across generations, but the mechanisms underlying these outcomes remain poorly understood. Here, we identified an essential role for primary somatosensory cortical (S1) glutamate neuronal DNA methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) in the transgenerational transmission of pain. In a female mouse chronic pain model, the offspring displayed significant pain sensitization. In these mice, MeCP2 expression was increased in S1 glutamate (Glu

Indexed as

AnimalsBehavior, AnimalChronic PainDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGlutamic AcidHyperalgesiaMaleMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsSomatosensory CortexGlutamic AcidMecp2 protein, mouseMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2Chronic painGlutamatergic neuronMeCP2Primary somatosensory cortexTransgenerational transmission

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PMID32200043
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