title: The epithelial calcium channels TRPV5 and TRPV6: regulation and implications for disease.
abstract: The epithelial Ca(2+) channels TRPV5 and TRPV6 represent a new family of Ca(2+) channels that belongs to the superfamily of transient receptor potential channels. TRPV5 and TRPV6 constitute the apical Ca(2+) entry mechanism in active Ca(2+) transport in kidney and intestine. The central role of TRPV5 and TRPV6 in active Ca(2+) (re)absorption makes it a prime target for regulation to maintain Ca(2+) balance. This review covers the hormonal regulation, interaction with accessory proteins and (patho)physiological implications of these epithelial Ca(2+) channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Abel
authors.forename: Joost G J
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hoenderop
authors.forename: René J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bindels
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004194:Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D021381:Protein Transport; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels; C492239:TRPV5 protein, human; C120776:TRPV6 channel; C492240:Trpv5 protein, mouse; D002118:Calcium