TY - JOUR

T1 - TRPing to the Point of Clarity

T2 - Understanding the Function of the Complex TRPV4 Ion Channel

AU - Toft-Bertelsen, Trine L.

AU - MacAulay, Nanna

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 channel (TRPV4) belongs to the mammalian TRP superfamily of cation channels. TRPV4 is ubiquitously expressed, activated by a disparate array of stimuli, interacts with a multitude of proteins, and is modulated by a range of post-translational modifications, the majority of which we are only just beginning to understand. Not surprisingly, a great number of physiological roles have emerged for TRPV4, as have various disease states that are attributable to the absence, or abnormal functioning, of this ion channel. This review will highlight structural features of TRPV4, endogenous and exogenous activators of the channel, and discuss the reported roles of TRPV4 in health and disease.

AB - The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 channel (TRPV4) belongs to the mammalian TRP superfamily of cation channels. TRPV4 is ubiquitously expressed, activated by a disparate array of stimuli, interacts with a multitude of proteins, and is modulated by a range of post-translational modifications, the majority of which we are only just beginning to understand. Not surprisingly, a great number of physiological roles have emerged for TRPV4, as have various disease states that are attributable to the absence, or abnormal functioning, of this ion channel. This review will highlight structural features of TRPV4, endogenous and exogenous activators of the channel, and discuss the reported roles of TRPV4 in health and disease.

KW - TRP channels

KW - transient receptor potential vanilloid 4

KW - TRPV4

U2 - 10.3390/cells10010165

DO - 10.3390/cells10010165

M3 - Review

C2 - 33467654

VL - 10

JO - Cells

JF - Cells

SN - 2073-4409

IS - 1

M1 - 165

ER -