title: TRP channels: it's not the heat, it's the humidity.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Center for Sensory Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. cmontell@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montell
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D050052:TRPC Cation Channels