TRP (transient receptor potential) ion channel family: structures, biological functions and therapeutic interventions for diseases

M Zhang, Y Ma, X Ye, N Zhang, L Pan… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are sensors for a variety of cellular and
environmental signals. Mammals express a total of 28 different TRP channel proteins, which …

Astrocytic and microglial cells as the modulators of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease

D Singh - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2022 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is instigated by the misfiring of immune cells in the central nervous
system (CNS) involving microglia and astrocytes as key cell-types. Neuroinflammation is a …

Structural mechanisms of TRPM7 activation and inhibition

KD Nadezhdin, L Correia, C Narangoda… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The transient receptor potential channel TRPM7 is a master regulator of the organismal
balance of divalent cations that plays an essential role in embryonic development, immune …

Irritant-evoked activation and calcium modulation of the TRPA1 receptor

J Zhao, JV Lin King, CE Paulsen, Y Cheng, D Julius - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The transient receptor potential ion channel TRPA1 is expressed by primary afferent nerve
fibres, in which it functions as a low-threshold sensor for structurally diverse electrophilic …

[HTML][HTML] A structural overview of the ion channels of the TRPM family

Y Huang, R Fliegert, AH Guse, W Lü, J Du - Cell calcium, 2020 - Elsevier
The TRPM (transient receptor potential melastatin) family belongs to the superfamily of TRP
cation channels. The TRPM subfamily is composed of eight members that are involved in …

TRPC channels: Structure, function, regulation and recent advances in small molecular probes

H Wang, X Cheng, J Tian, Y **ao, T Tian, F Xu… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels constitute a group of receptor-
operated calcium-permeable nonselective cation channels of the TRP superfamily. The …

Structural basis of cooling agent and lipid sensing by the cold-activated TRPM8 channel

Y Yin, SC Le, AL Hsu, MJ Borgnia, H Yang, SY Lee - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Transient receptor potential melastatin member 8 (TRPM8) is a calcium-
permeable ion channel that serves as the principal detector of cold in humans. Natural and …

TRPM channels in health and disease

V Chubanov, M Köttgen, RM Touyz… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Different cell channels and transporters tightly regulate cytoplasmic levels and the
intraorganelle distribution of cations. Perturbations in these processes lead to human …

Mechanism of praziquantel action at a parasitic flatworm ion channel

SK Park, L Friedrich, NA Yahya, CM Rohr… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Praziquantel (PZQ) is an essential medicine for treating parasitic flatworm infections such as
schistosomiasis, which afflicts over 250 million people. However, PZQ is not universally …

Structural insights into TRPM8 inhibition and desensitization

MM Diver, Y Cheng, D Julius - Science, 2019 - science.org
The transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) ion channel is the primary detector of
environmental cold and an important target for treating pathological cold hypersensitivity …