Structural biology of TRP channels

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2011:704:1-23. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-0265-3_1.

Abstract

Structural studies on TRP channels, while limited, are poised for a quickened pace and rapid expansion. As of yet, no high-resolution structure of a full length TRP channel exists, but low-resolution electron cryomicroscopy structures have been obtained for 4 TRP channels, and high-resolution NMR and X-ray crystal structures have been obtained for the cytoplasmic domains, including an atypical protein kinase domain, ankyrin repeats, coiled coil domains and a Ca(2+)-binding domain, of 6 TRP channels. These structures enhance our understanding of TRP channel assembly and regulation. Continued technical advances in structural approaches promise a bright outlook for TRP channel structural biology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Protein Conformation
  • Transient Receptor Potential Channels / chemistry*

Substances

  • Transient Receptor Potential Channels