Insect mechanoreception: what a long, strange TRP it's been

Insect bristles are model mechanosensory organs. An ion channel of the TRP superfamily has recently been identified which is required for production of mechanoreceptor currents by insect bristles, and seems likely to represent a new kind of mechanically gated channel.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2000-05, Vol.10 (10), p.R384-R387
Hauptverfasser:	Duggan, A, García-Añoveros, J, Corey, D P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Calcium Channels - metabolism Drosophila - physiology Drosophila Proteins Insect Proteins - metabolism Insecta Ion Channel Gating Ion Channels - metabolism Mechanoreceptors - physiology Space life sciences Transient Receptor Potential Channels TRP protein
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Zusammenfassung:	Insect bristles are model mechanosensory organs. An ion channel of the TRP superfamily has recently been identified which is required for production of mechanoreceptor currents by insect bristles, and seems likely to represent a new kind of mechanically gated channel.
ISSN:	0960-9822
DOI:	10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00478-4