Structure of heat - sensitive
ion channel TRPV1, the receptor for capsaicin, the active ingredient in hot chile pepper.
The ion channel TRPV1 regulates the activation and proinflammatory properties of CD4 + T cells.
They chose two antibodies that bind
the ion channels TRPV1 and P2X3.
Not exact matches
«In this current study, we've shown that by opening the
TRPV1 channel to allow calcium
ions to enter the cell, we can turn on a gene.
Since neurons can be depolarized by calcium and other positively charged
ions, such as those the
TRPV1 channel controls, we hope that this system may be effective at regulating neural activity.»
The study, conducted by two teams at Duke University and appearing online Dec. 1 in the journal Neuron, is the first to connect autism to one of the most well - studied pain molecules, called
TRPV1 (transient receptor potential
ion channel subtype V1), which is a receptor for the main spicy component of chili peppers.
In us and other mammals, that message increases the activity of a molecular pore, called the
TRPV1 ion channel, causing the cell to become more sensitive to touch or heat.
The receptor or
ion channel, called
TRPV1, was originally discovered in sensory neurons, where it acts as a sentinel for heat, acidity and spicy chemicals in the environment.
Whereas in the nematode experiment the researchers targeted nanoparticles to temperature - sensitive
ion channels that naturally exist in the membranes of the worms» nerve cells, the scientists inserted the gene for a heat - activated
ion channel called
TRPV1 into the human and rat cells.