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Review
. 2002 Jun;42(7):873-88.
doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(02)00047-3.

Vanilloid and TRP channels: a family of lipid-gated cation channels

C D Benham  1 , J B Davis, A D Randall
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Vanilloid and TRP channels: a family of lipid-gated cation channels

C D Benham et al. Neuropharmacology. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

The emergence of the TRP (C) and vanilloid (TRPV) receptor family of Ca(2+) permeable channels has started to provide molecular focus to a linked group of ion channels whose common feature is activation primarily by intracellular ligands. These channels have a central role in Ca(2+) homeostasis in virtually all cells and in particular those that lack voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. We will discuss recent work that is more precisely defining both molecular form and physiological function of this important group of Ca(2+) permeable channels with particular focus on the intracellular ligands that gate and modulate channel activity.

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