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Shizhen Luo

University of ArizonaORCID 0000-0001-7654-095XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 3 Organism:rat· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Aubin MoutaliD· 4 shared Rajesh KhannaiD· 4 shared Dongzhi RaniD· 3 shared Harrison J. StrattoniD· 3 shared Kimberly GómeziD· 3 shared Liberty François‐MoutaliD· 3 shared Samantha Perez‐MilleriD· 3 shared Aida Calderón‐RiveraiD· 2 shared

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedAug 7, 2025

Mechanism, and treatment of anti-CV2/CRMP5 autoimmune pain

Laurent Martin, Harrison J. Stratton, Lyuba Y. Salih…·Aubin Moutal

This study investigates how anti-CV2/CRMP5 autoantibodies cause pain in paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and identifies potential treatments.

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ratexperimental assay

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NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedJul 27, 2023

Identification and targeting of a unique NaV1.7 domain driving chronic pain

Kimberly Gómez, Harrison J. Stratton, Paz Duran…·Rajesh Khanna

The paper identifies a unique NaV1.7 domain that can be targeted to produce analgesia by disrupting its interaction with CRMP2.

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ratprotein structure

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NeurosciencePainPeer-reviewedOct 1, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein hijacks VEGF-A/Neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce analgesia

Aubin Moutal, Laurent Martin, Lisa Boinon…·Rajesh Khanna

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein blocks VEGF-A/NRP-1 signaling, reducing pain and potentially contributing to asymptomatic transmission.

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NeurosciencePainPeer-reviewedFeb 5, 2019

Targeting the CaV - interaction yields a selective antagonist of the N-type CaV2.2 channel with broad antinociceptive efficacy

Rajesh Khanna, Jie Yu, Xiao-Fang Yang…·May Khanna

The paper identifies a novel CaV2.2 channel antagonist with broad antinociceptive effects and reduced side effects in pain models.

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