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Direct phosphorylation of capsaicin receptor VR1 by protein kinase Cepsilon and identification of two target serine residues.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 19 Apr 2002
Numazaki Mitsuko, Tominaga Tomoko, Toyooka Hidenori, Tominaga Makoto
Abstract excerpt
The capsaicin receptor, VR1, is a sensory neuron-specific ion channel that serves as a polymodal detector of pain-producing chemical and physical stimuli. It has been reported that ATP, one of the inflammatory mediators, potentiates the VR1 currents evoked by capsaicin or protons and reduces the temperature threshold for activation of VR1 through metabotropic P2Y(1) receptors in a protein Kinase C (PKC)-dependent...
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