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TRPM4.
Handbook of experimental pharmacology - 1 Jan 2014
Mathar Ilka, Jacobs Griet, Kecskes Miklos, Menigoz Aurelie, Philippaert Koenraad, Vennekens Rudi
Abstract excerpt
TRPM4 is a Ca(2+)-activated nonselective cation channel. The channel is activated by an increase of intracellular Ca(2+) and is regulated by several factors including temperature and Pi(4,5)P2. TRPM4 allows Na(+) entry into the cell upon activation, but is completely impermeable to Ca(2+). Unlike TRPM5, its closest relative in the transient receptor potential family, TRPM4 proteins are widely expressed in the...
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