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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6595177 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell reports 20190601 12
Activation of Gα<sub>q</sub>-coupled receptors by inflammatory mediators inhibits cold-sensing TRPM8 channels, aggravating pain and inflammation. Both Gα<sub>q</sub> and the downstream hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PIP<sub>2</sub>) inhibit TRPM8. Here, I demonstrate that direct Gα<sub>q</sub> gating is essential for both the basal cold sensitivity of TRPM8 and TRPM8 inhibition elicited by bradykinin in sensory neurons. The action of Gα<sub>q</sub> depends on binding to th ...[more]