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. 2001 Dec 20;32(6):1071-83.
doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00547-5.

The DRASIC cation channel contributes to the detection of cutaneous touch and acid stimuli in mice

M P Price  1 , S L McIlwrath, J Xie, C Cheng, J Qiao, D E Tarr, K A Sluka, T J Brennan, G R Lewin, M J Welsh
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The DRASIC cation channel contributes to the detection of cutaneous touch and acid stimuli in mice

M P Price et al. Neuron. .
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  • Neuron 2002 Jul 18;35(2):407

Abstract

Cation channels in the DEG/ENaC family are proposed to detect cutaneous stimuli in mammals. We localized one such channel, DRASIC, in several different specialized sensory nerve endings of skin, suggesting it might participate in mechanosensation and/or acid-evoked nociception. Disrupting the mouse DRASIC gene altered sensory transduction in specific and distinct ways. Loss of DRASIC increased the sensitivity of mechanoreceptors detecting light touch, but it reduced the sensitivity of a mechanoreceptor responding to noxious pinch and decreased the response of acid- and noxious heat-sensitive nociceptors. The data suggest that DRASIC subunits participate in heteromultimeric channel complexes in sensory neurons. Moreover, in different cellular contexts, DRASIC may respond to mechanical stimuli or to low pH to mediate normal touch and pain sensation.

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