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Oxidizing reagent copper-o-phenanthroline is an open channel blocker of the vanilloid receptor TRPV1.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Aug 2004
Tousova K, Susankova K, Teisinger J, Vyklicky L, Vlachova V
Abstract excerpt
The TRPV1 channel plays an important role in generating nociceptive signals in mammalian primary sensory neurons. It consists of 838 amino acids with six transmembrane segments (TM1-TM6), a pore-forming loop between TM5 and TM6 and N- and C- terminals located intracellularly. It is a homotetramer and forms a nonselective cationic channel that can be opened by capsaicin, weak acids and noxious heat. There are 18...
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