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 …

Novel roles of phosphoinositides in signaling, lipid transport, and disease

GRV Hammond, JE Burke - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Phosphoinositides (PPIns) are lipid signaling molecules that act as master regulators of
cellular signaling. Recent studies have revealed novel roles of PPIns in myriad cellular …

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 …

Direct structural insights into GABAA receptor pharmacology

JJ Kim, RE Hibbs - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
GABA A receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels that mediate most fast
neuronal inhibition in the brain. In addition to their important physiological roles, they are …

Structural basis of the activation of TRPV5 channels by long-chain acyl-Coenzyme-A

BH Lee, JJ De Jesús Pérez, V Moiseenkova-Bell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Long-chain acyl-coenzyme A (LC-CoA) is a crucial metabolic intermediate that plays
important cellular regulatory roles, including activation and inhibition of ion channels. The …

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 …

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 …

Sensory TRP channels in three dimensions

MM Diver, JV Lin King, D Julius… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels are sophisticated signaling machines that
detect a wide variety of environmental and physiological signals. Every cell in the body …

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 …

Anionic lipids unlock the gates of select ion channels in the pacemaker family

PAM Schmidpeter, D Wu, J Rheinberger… - Nature structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Lipids play important roles in regulating membrane protein function, but the molecular
mechanisms used are elusive. Here we investigated how anionic lipids modulate SthK, a …