Molecular physiology of TRPV channels: controversies and future challenges

T Rosenbaum, LD Islas - Annual Review of Physiology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The ability to detect stimuli from the environment plays a pivotal role in our survival. The
molecules that allow the detection of such signals include ion channels, which are proteins …

TRP channels: a journey towards a molecular understanding of pain

T Rosenbaum, SL Morales-Lázaro… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The perception of nociceptive signals, which are translated into pain, plays a fundamental
role in the survival of organisms. Because pain is linked to a negative sensation, animals …

Structural snapshots of TRPV1 reveal mechanism of polymodal functionality

K Zhang, D Julius, Y Cheng - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Many transient receptor potential (TRP) channels respond to diverse stimuli and
conditionally conduct small and large cations. Such functional plasticity is presumably …

A pentameric TRPV3 channel with a dilated pore

S Lansky, JM Betancourt, J Zhang, Y Jiang, ED Kim… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a large, eukaryotic ion channel superfamily
that control diverse physiological functions, and therefore are attractive drug targets,,,–. More …

Structural mechanism of heat-induced opening of a temperature-sensitive TRP channel

KD Nadezhdin, A Neuberger, YA Trofimov… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Numerous physiological functions rely on distinguishing temperature through temperature-
sensitive transient receptor potential channels (thermo-TRPs). Although the function of …

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 …

Activation mechanism of the mouse cold-sensing TRPM8 channel by cooling agonist and PIP2

Y Yin, F Zhang, S Feng, KJ Butay, MJ Borgnia, W Im… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel is the primary molecular
transducer responsible for the cool sensation elicited by menthol and cold in mammals …

Molecular mechanism of TRPV2 channel modulation by cannabidiol

RA Pumroy, A Samanta, Y Liu, TET Hughes, S Zhao… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) plays a critical role in neuronal
development, cardiac function, immunity, and cancer. Cannabidiol (CBD), the non …

Structural insights into TRPV2 activation by small molecules

RA Pumroy, AD Protopopova, TC Fricke… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) is involved in many critical physiological
and pathophysiological processes, making it a promising drug target. Here we present cryo …

Extracellular cap domain is an essential component of the TRPV1 gating mechanism

KD Nadezhdin, A Neuberger, YA Nikolaev… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are polymodal molecular sensors involved in
numerous physiological processes and implicated in a variety of human diseases. Several …