Transient Receptor Potential Protein as a Novel Non-Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Entry Channel Involved in Diverse Pathophysiological Functions

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Juan Shi¹  Toyohisa Hanano¹  Ryuji Inoue¹  Yasuo Mori²  Yushi Ito¹ 

[1] Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University;Center for Integrative Bioscience, National Institute for Physiological Sciences

关键词: calcium mobilization;    cation channel;    cell cycle;    pain;    phospholipid;   

DOI  :  10.1254/jphs.91.271

学科分类：药学

来源: Nihon Yakuri Gakkai Henshuubu / Japanese Pharmacological Society

【 摘 要 】

References(34)Cited-By(15)In both excitable and non-excitable cells, many chemical and physical stimuli elicit continuous Ca2+ influx through yet poorly understood pathways distinct from voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, leading to activation and modulation of various cellular functions. The molecular entities of these pathways have long been enigmatic, but important clues have been obtained from recent investigations on the Drosophila transient receptor potential (TRP) protein and its mammalian homologues. TRP proteins function as non-voltage-gated Ca2+ channels that are constitutively active or gated by a multitude of stimuli including light, pheromones, lipids, temperature, acid, osmolarity, and oxidative stress; and thus they may play divergent roles in cell pathophysiology. This short paper briefly overviews the current knowledge about these channels with a main focus on their possible linkage with in vivo function.

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