NALT

Preferred term

transient receptor potential channels

Chemical

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.

ion channels

transient receptor potential vanilloid channels

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

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

79409

Spanish

canales receptores transitorios de potencial

URI

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

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Created 1/27/16, last modified 10/3/18