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Intracellular long-chain acyl CoAs activate TRPV1 channels.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Yu Yi, Carter Chris R J, Youssef Nermeen, Dyck Jason R B, Light Peter E
Abstract excerpt
TRPV1 channels are an important class of membrane proteins that play an integral role in the regulation of intracellular cations such as calcium in many different tissue types. The anionic phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) is a known positive modulator of TRPV1 channels and the negatively charged phosphate groups interact with several basic amino acid residues in the proximal C-terminal...
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