TRP channels: it's not the heat, it's the humidity.
The ability to sense dry or moist air - hygrosensation - is conserved widely, but the underlying mechanisms are obscure. A recent study has shown that TRP channels are required for hygrosensation in Drosophila, further expanding the repertoire of sensory modalities mediated by TRP channels.
Montell
Craig
C
Department of Biological Chemistry, Center for Sensory Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. cmontell@jhmi.edu
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006813:Humidity; D012679:Sense Organs / Q000502:physiology; D050052:TRPC Cation Channels / Q000502:physiology*
D050052:TRPC Cation Channels