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Surface expression and channel function of TRPM8 are cooperatively controlled by transmembrane segments S3 and S4.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 Nov 2013
Kühn Frank J P, Winking Mathis, Kühn Cornelia, Hoffmann Daniel C, Lückhoff Andreas
Abstract excerpt
TRPM8 is a voltage-dependent cation channel additionally gated by cold temperatures, menthol, and icilin. Stimulation by the chemical agonists is at least in part mediated by a conserved sequence motif in transmembrane segment S3. Based on molecular dynamics simulation studies for TRPM8 a gating model was recently developed which predicts a direct electrostatic interaction between S3 and S4. Here, we performed...
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