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Regulation of TRP channels by N-linked glycosylation

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Abstract

A subset of TRP channel proteins undergoes regulatory N-linked glycosylation. A glycosylation site in the first extracellular loop of TRPV5 is enzymatically cleaved by a secreted glucuronidase, indirectly regulating channel function. Members of the TRPC family share a similar site, although details about a regulatory role are lacking. A second conserved TRP channel glycosylation site is found immediately adjacent to the channel pore-forming loop; both TRPV1 and TRPV4 - and perhaps other TRPV family members - are influenced by glycosylation at this site. N-linked glycosylation, and the dynamic regulation of this process, substantially impacts function and targeting of TRP channels.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)630-637
Number of pages8
JournalSeminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
Volume17
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2006

Funding

This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the American Heart Association. The author thanks R. Sullivan for careful reading of the manuscript and helpful comments.

Funders
Author National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health The Bev Hartig Huntington's Disease Foundation National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Keywords

    • Ion channel
    • Review
    • Transient receptor potential

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Developmental Biology
    • Cell Biology

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