Functional expression of piezo1 in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons
- Authors
- Roh J.; Hwang S.-M.; Lee S.-H.; Lee K.; Kim Y.H.; Park C.-K.
- Issue Date
- Jun-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- Dorsal root ganglion; Mechanotransduction; Pain; Piezo; TRPV1
- Citation
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.21, no.11
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Volume
- 21
- Number
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/65879
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms21113834
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
- Abstract
- Piezo channels are mechanosensitive ion channels. Piezo1 is primarily expressed in nonsensory tissues, whereas Piezo2 is predominantly found in sensory tissues, including dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. However, a recent study demonstrated the intracellular calcium response to Yoda1, a selective Piezo1 agonist, in trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons. Herein, we investigate the expression of Piezo1 mRNA and protein in mouse and human DRG neurons and the activation of Piezo1 via calcium influx by Yoda1. Yoda1 induces inward currents mainly in small-(< 25 μm) and medium-sized (25–35 μm) mouse DRG neurons. The Yoda1-induced Ca2+ response is inhibited by cationic channel blocker, ruthenium red and cationic mechanosensitive channel blocker, GsMTx4. To confirm the specific inhibition of Piezo1, we performed an adeno-associated virus serotype 2/5 (AAV2/5)-mediated delivery of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) into mouse DRG neurons. AAV2/5 transfection downregulates piezo1 mRNA expression and reduces Ca2+ response by Yoda1. Piezo1 also shows physiological functions with transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) in the same DRG neurons and is regulated by the activation of TRPV1 in mouse DRG sensory neurons. Overall, we found that Piezo1 has physiological functions in DRG neurons and that TRPV1 activation inhibits an inward current induced by Yoda1. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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