2004
Mustard oils and cannabinoids excite sensory nerve fibres through the TRP channel ANKTM1
Jordt SE, Bautista DM, Chuang HH, McKemy DD, Zygmunt PM, Högestätt ED, Meng ID, Julius D. Mustard oils and cannabinoids excite sensory nerve fibres through the TRP channel ANKTM1. Nature 2004, 427: 260-265. PMID: 14712238, DOI: 10.1038/nature02282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnkyrinsCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingCannabinoidsCapsaicinCarbacholCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularDronabinolHumansMustard PlantNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNociceptorsOocytesPlant OilsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerThapsigarginTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTrigeminal GanglionTRPA1 Cation ChannelTRPC Cation ChannelsConceptsMustard oilPrimary sensory neuronsSensory nerve fibersSensory nerve endingsTRP ion channel familyExcitatory effectsNerve endingsNerve fibersIon channel familyPungent ingredientSensory neuronsTopical applicationPsychoactive componentΔ9-tetrahydrocannabinolTRP channelsMolecular targetsANKTM1Channel familyMolecular mechanismsAllyl isothiocyanatePainInflammationWidespread useCapsaicinHypersensitivity
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
1998
Characterization of the hyperpolarization‐activated chloride current in dissociated rat sympathetic neurons
Clark S, Jordt S, Jentsch T, Mathie A. Characterization of the hyperpolarization‐activated chloride current in dissociated rat sympathetic neurons. The Journal Of Physiology 1998, 506: 665-678. PMID: 9503329, PMCID: PMC2230754, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.665bv.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSCG neuronsRat superior cervical ganglion neuronsChloride currentsSuperior cervical ganglion neuronsConventional whole-cell recordingRat SCG neuronsClC-2Rat cerebellar granule cellsRat sympathetic neuronsPerforated-patch recordingsWhole-cell recordingsHyperpolarization-activated chloride currentCerebellar granule cellsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction experimentsPresence of mRNAGanglion neuronsSympathetic neuronsGABAA receptorsMM cesiumGranule cellsEffective blockerExternal potassium concentrationCl- currentInternal chloride concentrationHyperpolarization-activated Cl- current
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