Master switch — nociceptor identity
Master switch — nociceptor identity. PRDM12 is the developmental identity switch that specifies the nociceptor lineage; loss-of-function abolishes pain perception (congenital insensitivity). It is listed because the emergence chain reached the nociceptor through it — it is not an acute small-molecule analgesic target. The read is reproducible [V]; the developmental role is cited biology [O] for therapeutics.
This lever groups the targets whose promoter reads place them in the master switch — nociceptor identity. Each target keeps its own page with its read, grades, citation, and firewall; the lever direction is cited Layer-2 biology, the reads are [V], and all clinical magnitudes are [O].
What this lever does
PRDM12 is the developmental identity switch that specifies the nociceptor lineage; loss-of-function abolishes pain perception (congenital insensitivity). It is listed because the emergence chain reached the nociceptor through it — it is not an acute small-molecule analgesic target. The read is reproducible [V]; the developmental role is cited biology [O] for therapeutics.
Targets in this lever
Each row links to that target's own self-contained page (its read, grades, citation, and firewall).
| gene | channel / protein | γ | |hsp| | selectivity (cited) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRDM12 | PRDM12 (transcription factor) | γ 1.5955 | |hsp| 0.775699 | nociceptor-specific (developmental, not an acute drug target) |