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. 2024 May 31;38(10):e23661.
doi: 10.1096/fj.202400096R.

FGF13 enhances the function of TRPV1 by stabilizing microtubules and regulates acute and chronic itch

Zi-Shan Dong  1 , Xue-Rou Zhang  2 , Da-Zhong Xue  1   3 , Jia-Hui Liu  1 , Fan Yi  1 , Yi-Yi Zhang  1 , Fu-Yu Xian  1 , Ruo-Yang Qiao  4 , Bo-Yi Liu  5 , Hai-Lin Zhang  1 , Chuan Wang  1
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FGF13 enhances the function of TRPV1 by stabilizing microtubules and regulates acute and chronic itch

Zi-Shan Dong et al. FASEB J. .

Abstract

Itching is an aversive somatosensation that triggers the desire to scratch. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channel proteins are key players in acute and chronic itch. However, whether the modulatory effect of fibroblast growth factor 13 (FGF13) on acute and chronic itch is associated with TRP channel proteins is unclear. Here, we demonstrated that conditional knockout of Fgf13 in dorsal root ganglion neurons induced significant impairment in scratching behaviors in response to acute histamine-dependent and chronic dry skin itch models. Furthermore, FGF13 selectively regulated the function of the TRPV1, but not the TRPA1 channel on Ca2+ imaging and electrophysiological recordings, as demonstrated by a significant reduction in neuronal excitability and current density induced by TRPV1 channel activation, whereas TRPA1 channel activation had no effect. Changes in channel currents were also verified in HEK cell lines. Subsequently, we observed that selective modulation of TRPV1 by FGF13 required its microtubule-stabilizing effect. Furthermore, in FGF13 knockout mice, only the overexpression of FGF13 with a tubulin-binding domain could rescue TRP channel function and the impaired itch behavior. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism by which FGF13 is involved in TRPV1-dependent itch transduction and provide valuable clues for alleviating pathological itch syndrome.

Keywords: FGF13; TRPA1; TRPV1; dorsal root ganglion neurons; itch; microtubule.

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