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SUBMITTER: Luo L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513986 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20190513 1
The transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) ion channel is a prototypical molecular sensor for noxious heat in mammals. Its role in sustained heat response remains poorly understood, because rapid heat-induced desensitization (Dh) follows tightly heat-induced activation (Ah). To understand the physiological role and structural basis of Dh, we carried out a comparative study of TRPV1 channels in mouse (mV1) and those in platypus (pV1), which naturally lacks Dh. Here we show that a temper ...[more]