2023
Human TRPV1 structure and inhibition by the analgesic SB-366791
Neuberger A, Oda M, Nikolaev Y, Nadezhdin K, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S, Sobolevsky A. Human TRPV1 structure and inhibition by the analgesic SB-366791. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 2451. PMID: 37117175, PMCID: PMC10147690, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38162-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesicsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansPainTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTRPV Cation ChannelsConceptsSB-366791Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channelsPotential ion channelsPain pathwaysPain therapyPain treatmentPsychiatric disordersOpioid crisisTherapy targetTRPV1 inhibitorElectrophysiological recordingsHuman TRPV1TRP channelsTRPV1New drugsDisease conditionsVanilloid subfamilyIon channelsTreatmentInhibitorsOpioidsPainTherapyDiseaseCryo-electron microscopy structure
2016
Low-cost functional plasticity of TRPV1 supports heat tolerance in squirrels and camels
Laursen WJ, Schneider ER, Merriman DK, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. Low-cost functional plasticity of TRPV1 supports heat tolerance in squirrels and camels. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 11342-11347. PMID: 27638213, PMCID: PMC5056056, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1604269113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAnkyrin RepeatCamelusCapsaicinConserved SequenceGanglia, SpinalHEK293 CellsHot TemperatureHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon Channel GatingMutationNeuronsSciuridaeSequence AlignmentThermotoleranceTRPV Cation ChannelsXenopusConceptsHeat toleranceCommon molecular strategyN-terminal ankyrinSingle amino acid changeSingle amino acid substitutionGround squirrelsPolymodal ion channelAmino acid changesAmino acid substitutionsRemarkable functional flexibilityFunctional conservationEcological nichesChemical cuesMammalian speciesMolecular strategiesAcid changesAcid substitutionsHeat sensitivityTransient receptor potential vanilloid 1Ion channelsOrthologsFunctional plasticitySquirrelsBactrian camelsSuch adaptation
2011
Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats
Gracheva EO, Cordero-Morales JF, González-Carcacía JA, Ingolia NT, Manno C, Aranguren CI, Weissman JS, Julius D. Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats. Nature 2011, 476: 88-91. PMID: 21814281, PMCID: PMC3535012, DOI: 10.1038/nature10245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVampire batsGene sequencesWarm-blooded preyGroup of snakesDifferent molecular mechanismsVertebrate lineageRNA splicingMolecular dataSensitive ion channelsMolecular mechanismsIon channelsBatsHeat-sensitive channelSplicingPit organsSnakesLineagesPreySequenceHot spotsDolphinsUnderliesRodentsVariants