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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. proteins
  3. membrane proteins
  4. transport proteins
  5. ion channels
  6. transient receptor potential channels
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. proteins
  3. membrane proteins
  4. transport proteins
  5. ion channels
  6. transient receptor potential channels
  1. Fields of Study
  2. proteins
  3. binding proteins
  4. transport proteins
  5. ion channels
  6. transient receptor potential channels
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. proteins
  3. binding proteins
  4. transport proteins
  5. ion channels
  6. transient receptor potential channels
  1. Fields of Study
  2. proteins
  3. membrane proteins
  4. membrane glycoproteins
  5. ion channels
  6. transient receptor potential channels
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. proteins
  3. membrane proteins
  4. membrane glycoproteins
  5. ion channels
  6. transient receptor potential channels

Preferred term

transient receptor potential channels

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • transient receptor potential (TRP) channels
  • TRP cation channels
  • TRP membrane proteins

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/271059

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