The peripherally expressed voltage-gated sodium Na V 1.7 (gene SCN9A) channel boosts small stimuli to initiate firing of pain-signaling dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons and facilitates neurotransmitter release at the first synapse within the spinal cord. Mutations in SCN9A produce distinct human pain syndromes. Widely acknowledged as a "gatekeeper" of pain, Na V 1.7 has been the focus of intense investigation but, to date, no Na V 1.7-selective drugs have reached the clinic. Elegant crystallographic studies have demonstrated the potential of designing highly potent and selective Na V 1.7 compounds but their therapeutic value remains untested. Transcriptional silencing of Na V 1.7 by a naturally expressed antisense transcript has been reported in rodents and humans but whether this represents a viable opportunity for designing Na V 1.7 therapeutics is currently unknown. The demonstration that loss of Na V 1.7 function is associated with upregulation of endogenous opioids and potentiation of mu-and delta-opioid receptor activities, suggests that targeting only Na V 1.7 may be insufficient for analgesia. However, the link between opioid-dependent analgesic mechanisms and function of sodium channels and intracellular sodium-dependent signaling remains controversial and disputed. Thus, additional new targetsregulators, modulators-are needed. In this context, we mine the literature for the known interactome of Na V 1.7 with a focus on protein interactors that affect the channel's trafficking or