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TRP vanilloid 2 knock-out mice are susceptible to perinatal lethality but display normal thermal and mechanical nociception.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 10 Aug 2011
Park Una, Vastani Nisha, Guan Yun, Raja Srinivasa N, Koltzenburg Martin, Caterina Michael J
Abstract excerpt
TRP vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) is a nonselective cation channel expressed prominently in medium- to large-diameter sensory neurons that can be activated by extreme heat (>52°C). These features suggest that TRPV2 might be a transducer of noxious heat in vivo. TRPV2 can also be activated by hypoosmolarity or cell stretch, suggesting potential roles in mechanotransduction. To address the physiological functions of TRPV2 in...
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