The TMEM16A anion channel as a versatile regulator of vascular tone

Sci Signal. 2023 Nov 14;16(811):eadk5661. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.adk5661. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

Abstract

The TMEM16A channel represents a key depolarizing mechanism in arterial smooth muscle and contractile pericytes, where it is activated by several endogenous contractile agonists. In this issue of Science Signaling, Mata-Daboin et al. demonstrate a previously unidentified role for TMEM16A in endothelial cells for acetylcholine-mediated vasorelaxation. Collectively, TMEM16A serves as a transducer of vasoactive stimuli to enable fine modulation of vessel tone.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anions
  • Anoctamin-1 / genetics
  • Arteries
  • Chloride Channels* / genetics
  • Endothelial Cells*
  • Muscle, Smooth

Substances

  • Chloride Channels
  • Anions
  • Anoctamin-1