| Literature DB >> 27227016 |
Jun Chen1.
Abstract
The Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 ion channel is heat-sensitive in invertebrate and ancestral vertebrates, cold-sensitive in rodents, and temperature-insensitive in primates. This remarkable divergence in temperature sensitivity is in contrast to its role in sensing electrophilic compounds, which is conserved during animal evolution.Entities:
Keywords: AITC, allyl isothiocyanate; TRPA1; TRPA1, Transient Receptor Potential Ankryin 1 ion channel; TRPM8, Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8 ion channel; TRPV1, Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 ion channel; activation; cold-sensitive; evolution; heat-sensitive; temperature-insensitive
Year: 2015 PMID: 27227016 PMCID: PMC4843899 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2014.998903
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Temperature (Austin) ISSN: 2332-8940