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NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 277-279Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nn1843
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TRPA1 is an ion channel expressed by nociceptors and activated by irritant compounds such as mustard oil. The endogenous function of TRPA1 has remained unclear, a fact highlighted by ongoing debate over its potential role as a sensor of noxious cold. Here we show that intracellular Ca2+ activates human TRPA1 via an EF-hand domain and that cold sensitivity occurs indirectly ( and nonphysiologically) through increased [Ca2+](i) during cooling in heterologous systems.
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