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ReviewBrain : a journal of neurology2026

The nociceptor primary cilium.

Geoffrey K Ganter, Hope C Reveche, Lindsey A Fitzsimons, Eugen V Khomula, Jon D Levine, Kerry L Tucker

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Review in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Geoffrey K GanterSchool of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7726-2111
Hope C RevecheCenter for Excellence in the Neurosciences, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA.
Lindsey A FitzsimonsCenter for Excellence in the Neurosciences, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1949-6849
Eugen V KhomulaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center, Division of Neuroscience, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0221-2237
Jon D LevineDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center, Division of Neuroscience, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
Kerry L TuckerCenter for Excellence in the Neurosciences, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7671-8690

Funding

Role of Nociceptor Primary Cilia in Inflammatory and Neuropathic PainR21NS130249 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND · PI TUCKER, KERRY L · 2022 to 2022
$391k
NIH HHS NS130249NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS130249NS131952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary cilium, a single microtubule-based organelle protruding from the surface of cells, uses intraflagellar transport to establish and maintain its structure and function. It is well-established to guide development and function of the nervous system through signalling pathways identified by expression of molecular markers such as ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 13 (ARL13B) and type 3 adenylyl cyclase (AC3). Its dysregulation results in ciliopathies, clinical syndromes affecting a broad range of organ systems. Recently, it has been established in several species that nociceptors have a primary cilium, which regulates their excitability, contributing to acute and chronic pain. Since primary cilium-dependent signalling, such as Hedgehog (Hh) and Wingless (Wnt) pathways, have been implicated in nociceptor excitability and pain syndromes, interventions targeting this organelle may provide novel treatments for pain.

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CiliaNociceptorsPainAnimalsHumansSignal Transductionallodyniaciliopathyhyperalgesianociceptorpainprimary ciliumSonic hedgehog

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PMCPMC13055442

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