[HTML][HTML] Medically useful plant terpenoids: biosynthesis, occurrence, and mechanism of action

ME Bergman, B Davis, MA Phillips - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Specialized plant terpenoids have found fortuitous uses in medicine due to their
evolutionary and biochemical selection for biological activity in animals. However, these …

The transient receptor potential family of ion channels

B Nilius, G Owsianik - Genome biology, 2011 - Springer
The transient receptor potential (TRP) multigene superfamily encodes integral membrane
proteins that function as ion channels. Members of this family are conserved in yeast …

Structure of the cold-and menthol-sensing ion channel TRPM8

Y Yin, M Wu, L Zubcevic, WF Borschel, GC Lander… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) cation channels are polymodal sensors that
are involved in a variety of physiological processes. Within the TRPM family, member 8 …

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 …

Peripheral thermosensation in mammals

J Vriens, B Nilius, T Voets - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Our ability to perceive temperature is crucial: it enables us to swiftly react to noxiously cold or
hot objects and helps us to maintain a constant body temperature. Sensory nerve endings …

Transient receptor potential channels: current perspectives on evolution, structure, function and nomenclature

NJ Himmel, DN Cox - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The transient receptor potential superfamily of ion channels (TRP channels) is widely
recognized for the roles its members play in sensory nervous systems. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] TRPM3 is a nociceptor channel involved in the detection of noxious heat

J Vriens, G Owsianik, T Hofmann, SE Philipp, J Stab… - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
Transient receptor potential melastatin-3 (TRPM3) is a broadly expressed Ca 2+-permeable
nonselective cation channel. Previous work has demonstrated robust activation of TRPM3 …

Molecular mechanism of TRP channels

J Zheng - Comprehensive Physiology, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are cellular sensors for a wide spectrum of
physical and chemical stimuli. They are involved in the formation of sight, hearing, touch …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXVI. Current progress in the mammalian TRP ion channel family

LJ Wu, TB Sweet, DE Clapham - Pharmacological reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a large family of ion channel proteins,
surpassed in number in mammals only by voltage-gated potassium channels. TRP channels …

Structural mechanism underlying capsaicin binding and activation of the TRPV1 ion channel

F Yang, X **ao, W Cheng, W Yang, P Yu… - Nature chemical …, 2015 - nature.com
Capsaicin bestows spiciness by activating TRPV1 channel with exquisite potency and
selectivity. Although a capsaicin-bound channel structure was previously resolved by cryo …