Cell. 2008 May 2;133(3):475-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.053.
Pirt, a phosphoinositide-binding protein, functions as a regulatory subunit of TRPV1.
Kim, A. Y., Tang, Z., Liu, Q., Patel, K. N., Maag, D., Geng, Y., Dong, X.,
["The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA."]
["The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA."]
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is a molecular sensor of noxious heat and capsaicin. Its channel activity can be modulated by several mechanisms. Here we identify a membrane protein, Pirt, as a regulator of TRPV1. Pirt is expressed in most nociceptive neurons in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) including TRPV1-positive cells. Pirt null mice show impaired responsiveness to noxious heat and capsaicin. Noxious heat- and capsaicin-sensitive currents in Pirt-deficient DRG neurons are significantly attenuated. Heterologous expression of Pirt strongly enhances TRPV1-mediated currents. Furthermore, the C terminus of Pirt binds to TRPV1 and several phosphoinositides, including phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), and can potentiate TRPV1. The PIP2 binding is dependent on the cluster of basic residues in the Pirt C terminus and is crucial for Pirt regulation of TRPV1. Importantly, the enhancement of TRPV1 by PIP2 requires Pirt. Therefore, Pirt is a key component of the TRPV1 complex and positively regulates TRPV1 activity.
PMID: 18455988

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Screening
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Experimental screening | Non-experimental screening | Reference | ||||||||
TRP channel construct | Interactor source | |||||||||
TRP channel | Interactor | Method | Species | Region | Species | Organ/tissue | Sample type | |||
TRPM8 |
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PIRT | Inference | Prediction | 18455988 | |||||
TRPV1 |
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PIRT | Inference | Prediction | 18455988 |
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Validation: In vivo validation
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Assay with endogenous proteins | Assay with overexpressed proteins | Reference | ||||||||
Cell or tissue | Cell or tissue | TRP channel construct | Interactor construct | |||||||
TRP channel | Interactor | Method | Species | Region | Species | Region | ||||
TRPM8 |
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PIRT | Co-immunoprecipitation | HEK293 | Not specified | Full-length | Mouse | Full-length | 18455988 | |
TRPV1 |
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PIRT | Co-immunoprecipitation | HEK293 | Rat | Full-length | Mouse | Full-length | 18455988 |
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Characterization
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Binding region mapping | Stoichiometry | Affinity (Kd) | Reference | |||||||
TRP channel | Interactor | |||||||||
TRP channel | Interactor | Method | Species | Region | Species | Region | ||||
TRPM8 |
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PIRT | Co-immunoprecipitation | Not specified | Not determined | Mouse | 110-135 | 18455988 | ||
TRPV1 |
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PIRT | Co-immunoprecipitation | Rat | Not determined | Mouse | 110-135 | 18455988 |
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Functional consequence
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TRP channel | Interactor | Method | Post-translational modification | Subcellular trafficking | Activity | Reference | ||||||
TRPV1 |
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PIRT | Patch clamp | Activation | 18455988 |
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