2007
The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold
Bautista DM, Siemens J, Glazer JM, Tsuruda PR, Basbaum AI, Stucky CL, Jordt SE, Julius D. The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold. Nature 2007, 448: 204-208. PMID: 17538622, DOI: 10.1038/nature05910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenthol receptor TRPM8TRPM8 knockout miceIntact nerve fibersDifferent ion channelsNerve fibersWhole animal testsKnockout miceNoxious coldCold stimuliCold sensationCold transducerInnocuous coolEnvironmental coldTRPM8MiceIon channelsAnimal testsCellular levelPhysiological importanceCold sensitivity
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