Article
The TRPV4 channel.
Handbook of experimental pharmacology - 1 Jan 2014
Garcia-Elias Anna, Mrkonjić Sanela, Jung Carole, Pardo-Pastor Carlos, Vicente Rubén, Valverde Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
The widely distributed TRPV4 cationic channel participates in the transduction of both physical (osmotic, mechanical, and heat) and chemical (endogenous, plant-derived, and synthetic ligands) stimuli. In this chapter we will review TRPV4 expression, biophysics, structure, regulation, and interacting partners as well as physiological and pathological insights obtained in TRPV4 animal models and human genetic studies.
Topics
- Animals
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Membrane Potentials
- Mice, Knockout
- Protein Conformation
- Signal Transduction
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- TRPV Cation Channels
