de la Peña, June Bryan I.Song, Jane J.Campbell, Zachary T.2020-03-102020-03-102019-05-141757-7004http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wrna.1546https://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/7385Due to copyright restrictions and/or publisher's policy full text access from Treasures at UT Dallas is not available. UTD affiliates may be able to acquire a copy through Interlibrary Loan by using the link to UTD ILL.mRNA function is meticulously controlled. We provide an overview of the integral role that posttranscriptional controls play in the perception of painful stimuli by sensory neurons. These specialized cells, termed nociceptors, precisely regulate mRNA polarity, translation, and stability. A growing body of evidence has revealed that targeted disruption of mRNAs and RNA-binding proteins robustly diminishes pain-associated behaviors. We propose that the use of multiple independent regulatory paradigms facilitates robust temporal and spatial precision of protein expression in response to a range of pain-promoting stimuli. ©2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.en©2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.NociceptorsPainPlasticityRNAarticlede la Peña, J. B. I., J. J. Song, and Z. T. Campbell. 2019. "RNA control in pain: Blame it on the messenger." Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA 10(6): e1546, doi: 10.1002/wrna.1546106