TY - JOUR T1 - TRPV1 Recapitulates Native Capsaicin Receptor in Sensory Neurons in Association with Fas-Associated Factor 1 JF - The Journal of Neuroscience JO - J. Neurosci. SP - 2403 LP - 2412 DO - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4691-05.2006 VL - 26 IS - 9 AU - Sangsung Kim AU - Changjoong Kang AU - Chan Young Shin AU - Sun Wook Hwang AU - Young Duk Yang AU - Won Sik Shim AU - Min-Young Park AU - Eunhee Kim AU - Misook Kim AU - Byung-Moon Kim AU - Hawon Cho AU - Youngki Shin AU - Uhtaek Oh Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://www.jneurosci.org/content/26/9/2403.abstract N2 - TRPV1, a cloned capsaicin receptor, is a molecular sensor for detecting adverse stimuli and a key element for inflammatory nociception and represents biophysical properties of native channel. However, there seems to be a marked difference between TRPV1 and native capsaicin receptors in the pharmacological response profiles to vanilloids or acid. One plausible explanation for this overt discrepancy is the presence of regulatory proteins associated with TRPV1. Here, we identify Fas-associated factor 1 (FAF1) as a regulatory factor, which is coexpressed with and binds to TRPV1 in sensory neurons. When expressed heterologously, FAF1 reduces the responses of TRPV1 to capsaicin, acid, and heat, to the pharmacological level of native capsaicin receptor in sensory neurons. Furthermore, silencing FAF1 by RNA interference augments capsaicin-sensitive current in native sensory neurons. We therefore conclude that FAF1 forms an integral component of the vanilloid receptor complex and that it constitutively modulates the sensitivity of TRPV1 to various noxious stimuli in sensory neurons. ER -