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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Takeshi Morita
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-69374 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Neuron 20150611 1
Chronic itch is a prevalent and debilitating condition for which few effective therapies are available. We harnessed the natural variation across genetically distinct mouse strains to identify transcripts co-regulated with itch behavior. This survey led to the discovery of the serotonin receptor HTR7 as a key mediator of serotonergic itch. Activation of HTR7 promoted opening of the ion channel TRPA1, which in turn triggered itch behaviors. In addition, acute itch triggered by serotonin or a sele ...[more]