Name: | Transient Receptor Potential Channels |
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Description: | A broad group of eukaryotic six-transmembrane cation channels that are classified by sequence homology because their functional involvement with SENSATION is varied. They have only weak voltage sensitivity and ion selectivity. They are named after a DROSOPHILA mutant that displayed transient receptor potentials in response to light. A 25-amino-acid motif containing a TRP box (EWKFAR) just C-terminal to S6 is found in TRPC, TRPV and TRPM subgroups. ANKYRIN repeats are found in TRPC, TRPV & TRPN subgroups. Some are functionally associated with TYROSINE KINASE or TYPE C PHOSPHOLIPASES. |
Synonyms: |
TRP Membrane Proteins; Proteins, TRP Membrane; Cation Channels, TRP; Channels, TRP Cation; TRP Cation Channels; Membrane Proteins, TRP
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