TRPV Cation Channels
A subgroup of TRP cation channels named after the vanilloid receptor. They are very sensitive to TEMPERATURE; hot spicy food, and CAPSAICIN. They contain a TRP domain (a five-turn amphipathic helix with an invariant TRYPTOPHAN) and ANKYRIN repeats. Selectivity for CALCIUM over SODIUM ranges from 3 to 100 fold.
Year introduced: 2006(1991)
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Tree Number(s): D12.776.157.530.400.901.888
MeSH Unique ID: D050916
Entry Terms:
- Cation Channels, TRPV
- Channels, TRPV Cation
- Capsaicin Receptor
- Receptor, Capsaicin
- Vanilloid Receptor
- Receptor, Vanilloid
- Capsaicin Receptors
- Receptors, Capsaicin
- Vanilloid Receptors
- Receptors, Vanilloid
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