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JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
Volume 586, Issue 15, Pages 3565-3575Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.155812
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM081340, 1R01GM081340] Funding Source: Medline
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Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are important in many neuronal and non-neuronal physiological processes. The past 2 years have seen much progress in the use of structural biology techniques to elucidate molecular mechanisms of TRP channel gating and regulation. Two approaches have proven fruitful: (i) a divide-and-conquer strategy has provided high-resolution structural details of TRP channel fragments although it fails to explain how these fragments are integrated in the full channel; and (ii) electron microscopy of entire TRP channels has yielded low-resolution images that provide a basis for testable models of TRP channel architecture. The results of each approach, summarized in this review, provide a preview of what the future holds in TRP channel structural biology.
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