title: The mammalian TRPC cation channels.
abstract: Transient Receptor Potential-Canonical (TRPC) channels are mammalian homologs of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP), a Ca(2+)-permeable channel involved in the phospholipase C-regulated photoreceptor activation mechanism in Drosophila. The seven mammalian TRPCs constitute a family of channels which have been proposed to function as store-operated as well as second messenger-operated channels in a variety of cell types. TRPC channels, together with other more distantly related channel families, make up the larger TRP channel superfamily. This review summarizes recent findings on the structure, regulation and function of the apparently ubiquitous TRPC cation channels.
authors.affiliation: The Calcium Regulation Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 111 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wedel
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trebak
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Putney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015290:Second Messenger Systems; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels