Non-narcotic CRMP2 peptides targeting sodium channels for chronic pain

1. An isolated polypeptide consisting of

three to twenty amino acids capable of inhibiting collapsin response mediator protein 2(CRMP2)- small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)ylation mediated trafficking of voltage gated sodium channel 1.7(Nav1.7) function and wherein the three to twenty amino acids comprise the amino acid sequence KMD, wherein the peptide comprises the amino acid sequence GKMDENQ (SEQ ID NO: 1; CSM-1S) or wherein the peptide comprises the amino acid sequence WDKAVVTGKMDENQFVAV (SEQ ID NO: 2; CSM-1L), and

a cell penetrating motif having an amino acid sequence selected from the following:

(SEQ ID NO: 3)

(a) GRKKRRQRRRPPQ;

(SEQ ID NO: 4)

(b) RQIKIWFQNRRMKWKK;

(SEQ ID NO: 5)

(c) LLIILRRRIRKQAHAHSK;

(SEQ ID NO: 6)

(d) RGGRLSYSRRRFSTSTGR;

(SEQ ID NO: 7)

(e) RRRRRRRRR;

(SEQ ID NO: 8)

(f) GRRRRRRRRRPPQ;

(SEQ ID NO: 9)

(g) AAVALLPAVLLALLAP;

(SEQ ID NO: 10)

(H) KLALKLALKALKAALKLA;

(SEQ ID NO: 11)

(i) TRRQRTRRARRNR;

(SEQ ID NO: 12)

(j) PLSSIFSRIGDP;

(SEQ ID NO: 13)

(k) MALNLGWLLALFVTMWTDVGLCKKRPKP;

(SEQ ID NO: 14)

(l) AGYLLGKINLKALAALAKKIL; 

or

(SEQ ID NO: 15)

(m) PLSSIFSRIGDP.

2. A composition comprising the isolated polypeptide of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

3. A method of decreasing nociception, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the isolated polypeptide of claim 1 , thereby decreasing nociception in the subject.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein administering comprises intravenous, intrathecal, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, oral, transdermal, epidural, or sublingual administration.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the subject has acute pain, chronic pain, nociceptic pain, cancer pain, neuralgia pain, myalgia pain, burn pain, arthritic pain, bowel inflammation pain, bone and/or osteoporosis pain, inflammatory pain or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the subject has a neurological disorder, such as Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the subject has an emotional and/or mood disorder, such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder.

8. A method for inhibiting voltage gated sodium channel 1.7(Nav1.7) activity, comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of the isolated polypeptide of claim 1 , thereby inhibiting voltage gated sodium channel 1.7(Nav1.7) activity.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein inhibiting Nav1.7 activity comprises inhibiting and/or reducing collapsin response mediator protein 2(CRMP2)- small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)ylation mediated trafficking of voltage gated sodium channel 1.7(Nav1.7) function as compared to that occurring in an untreated cell.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cell is in a mammal.