Structural highlights
Function
[TRPC4_MOUSE] Thought to form a receptor-activated non-selective calcium permeant cation channel. Probably is operated by a phosphatidylinositol second messenger system activated by receptor tyrosine kinases or G-protein coupled receptors. Acts as a cell-cell contact-dependent endothelial calcium entry channel. Has also been shown to be calcium-selective (By similarity). May also be activated by intracellular calcium store depletion. Trpc4 deficient mice lack a store-operated calcium entry in endothelial cells.[1]
References
- ↑ Freichel M, Suh SH, Pfeifer A, Schweig U, Trost C, Weissgerber P, Biel M, Philipp S, Freise D, Droogmans G, Hofmann F, Flockerzi V, Nilius B. Lack of an endothelial store-operated Ca2+ current impairs agonist-dependent vasorelaxation in TRP4-/- mice. Nat Cell Biol. 2001 Feb;3(2):121-7. PMID:11175743 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35055019
