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Thermosensory and nonthermosensory isoforms of Drosophila melanogaster TRPA1 reveal heat-sensor domains of a thermoTRP Channel.
Cell reports - 26 Jan 2012
Zhong Lixian, Bellemer Andrew, Yan Haidun, Ken Honjo, Jessica Robertson, Hwang Richard Y, Pitt Geoffrey S, Tracey W Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Specialized somatosensory neurons detect temperatures ranging from pleasantly cool or warm to burning hot and painful (nociceptive). The precise temperature ranges sensed by thermally sensitive neurons is determined by tissue-specific expression of ion channels of the transient receptor potential(TRP) family.We show here that in Drosophila, TRPA1 is required for the sensing of nociceptive heat. We identify two...
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