2001
Bradykinin and nerve growth factor release the capsaicin receptor from PtdIns(4,5)P2-mediated inhibition
Chuang H, Prescott E, Kong H, Shields S, Jordt S, Basbaum A, Chao M, Julius D. Bradykinin and nerve growth factor release the capsaicin receptor from PtdIns(4,5)P2-mediated inhibition. Nature 2001, 411: 957-962. PMID: 11418861, DOI: 10.1038/35082088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membrane phosphatidylinositolNerve growth factorTyrosine kinase receptorsActivation of PLCGrowth factorTRP channel familyMembrane phosphatidylinositolChannel familyKinase receptorsBiochemical mechanismsMolecular levelBiochemical studiesIon channelsCellular levelChannel activityHeat-activated ion channelExpression of VR1Sensory nerve endingsChemical stimuliSense of painSensory neuronsEndogenous factorsPrimary afferentsNerve endingsCapsaicin receptor
1997
Molecular dissection of gating in the ClC‐2 chloride channel
Jordt S, Jentsch T. Molecular dissection of gating in the ClC‐2 chloride channel. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 1582-1592. PMID: 9130703, PMCID: PMC1169762, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.7.1582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneChloride ChannelsConsensus SequenceHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon Channel GatingMembrane PotentialsModels, StructuralMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsXenopus laevisConceptsChloride channelsClC-2 chloride channelSite-directed mutagenesisMolecular dissectionEquivalent mutationCytoplasmic loopMode of activationClC-0ClC-2Gating mechanismInactivation domainMutationsCell swellingActivationNeuronal excitabilityMutagenesisTransmembraneCell volumeDeletionRegulationPathwayFinal pathwayMechanismVoltage dependenceOutward rectification