Rikard Blunck

The paper investigates how IL-13 reprograms airway nociceptor neurons during asthma, promoting sensory-sympathetic neuron crosstalk through NPY1R signaling.

The paper investigates a genetic variant of KCNG4 linked to migraine and shows it prevents KCNB1 expression, suggesting a mechanism involving Kv2.1 currents in the trigeminal system.

The paper tracks the movement of the inactivation peptide in Shaker Kv channels during N-type inactivation using voltage clamp fluorometry and FRET techniques, revealing a biphasic mechanism involving release and pore blockage.

The paper identifies TACAN as an essential subunit of the mechanosensitive ion channel responsible for mechanical pain sensing.