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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 228, Issue 12, Pages 2386-2398Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24411
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- Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) [NPRP 08-395-3-088]
- Qatar Foundation
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The TRP gene family encodes primarily cation non-selective, Ca2+ permeant channels that are involved in a dizzying array of sensory mechanisms. Two channels in this large family TRPV5 and TRPV6 are highly Ca2+ selective and are expressed in epithelia where they are important in Ca2+ uptake. TRPV5/6 are constitutively active, yet the mechanisms regulating their activation in native tissue remains elusive. Here we functionally characterize the Xenopus TRPV6 homolog. xTRPV6 is expressed in the oocyte and encodes a channel that is permeant to divalents including Ca2+, and displays a high permeability to Mg2+. The oocyte does not exhibit functional TRPV6-like current at rest, showing that the endogenous channel is somehow maintained in an inactive state. We show that endogenous as well as overexpressed xTRPV6 interacts with xTRPC1 and that this interaction inhibits xTRPV6 currents. As such TRPC1 is likely to regulate the activity of TRPV6 under physiological conditions. J. Cell. Physiol. 228: 2386-2398, 2013. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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