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Bound [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin] is oriented in a « tail-up, head down » configuration. In this configuration the vanillyl and amide groups of capsaicin form specific interactions with TRPV1,capsaicin is anchored into the receptor.<ref>F. Yang et al., « Structural mechanism underlying capsaicin binding and activation of the TRPV1 ion channel », Nat. Chem. Biol., vol. 11, no 7, Art. no 7, juill. 2015, doi: 10.1038/nchembio.1835.</ref>

The capsaicin cycle binds via hydrogen bounds to amino acids on the S3 helix (<scene name='86/868185/Y511/1'>Y511</scene>), on the <scene name='86/868185/S4s5_linker/2'>S4-S5 linker</scene> and on the S6 helix (<scene name='86/868185/Tyr671/1'>T671</scene>). The amid group of capsaicin binds the S4 helix.<ref name="Integrating TRPV1 Receptor Function with Capsaicin Psychophysics">

Capsaicin maintains TRPV1 in an open state by «pull and contact» interactions. A conformational change wave spread over the whole pore.<ref>F. Yang et al., « The conformational wave in capsaicin activation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 ion channel », Nat. Commun., vol. 9, no 1, Art. no 1, juill. 2018, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05339-6.</ref>. This leads to the massive enter of Ca2+ and Na+ in the cytoplasm of the nerve fiber and to the depolarization of the nerve fiber. When depolarization reach a theshold value it triggers the generation of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_potential action potential] causing a painful sensation.<ref name="TRPV1"/>