RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 150 Mediates Transient Receptor Potential Family V Type 1 Sensitivity to Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate JF The Journal of Neuroscience JO J. Neurosci. FD Society for Neuroscience SP 8681 OP 8688 DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0020-11.2011 VO 31 IS 23 A1 Nathaniel A. Jeske A1 Elaine D. Por A1 Sergei Belugin A1 Sraboni Chaudhury A1 Kelly A. Berg A1 Armen N. Akopian A1 Michael A. Henry A1 Ruben Gomez YR 2011 UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/23/8681.abstract AB A-kinase anchoring protein 150 (AKAP150) is a scaffolding protein that controls protein kinase A- and C-mediated phosphorylation of the transient receptor potential family V type 1 (TRPV1), dictating receptor response to nociceptive stimuli. The phospholipid phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) anchors AKAP150 to the plasma membrane in naive conditions and also affects TRPV1 activity. In the present study, we sought to determine whether the effects of PIP2 on TRPV1 are mediated through AKAP150. In trigeminal neurons and CHO cells, the manipulation of cellular PIP2 led to significant changes in the association of AKAP150 and TRPV1. Following PIP2 degradation, increased TRPV1:AKAP150 coimmunoprecipitation was observed, resulting in increased receptor response to capsaicin treatment. Phospholipase C activation in neurons isolated from AKAP150−/− animals indicated that PIP2-mediated inhibition of TRPV1 in the whole-cell environment requires expression of the scaffolding protein. Furthermore, the addition of PIP2 to neurons isolated from AKAP150 wild-type mice reduced PKA sensitization of TRPV1 compared with isolated neurons from AKAP150−/− mice. These findings suggest that PIP2 degradation increases AKAP150 association with TRPV1 in the whole-cell environment, leading to sensitization of the receptor to nociceptive stimuli.