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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The puzzle of TRPV4 channelopathies
Contributor:
Nilius, Bernd;
Voets, Thomas
imprint:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2013
Published in:EMBO reports
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1038/embor.2012.219
ISSN:
1469-221X;
1469-3178
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>Hereditary channelopathies, that is, mutations in channel genes that alter channel function and are causal for the pathogenesis of the disease, have been described for several members of the transient receptor potential channel family. Mutations in the <jats:italic>TRPV4</jats:italic> gene, encoding a polymodal Ca<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> permeable channel, are causative for several human diseases, which affect the skeletal system and the peripheral nervous system, with highly variable phenotypes. In this review, we describe the phenotypes of TRPV4 channelopathies and overlapping symptoms. Putative mechanisms to explain the puzzle, and how mutations in the same region of the channel cause different diseases, are discussed and experimental approaches to tackle this surprising problem are suggested.</jats:p>