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Differential activation of the volume-sensitive cation channel TRP12 (OTRPC4) and volume-regulated anion currents in HEK-293 cells.

The detection of changes in volume and osmolality is an essential function in vertebrate cells. A novel member of the transient receptor potential (trp) family of ion channels, which is sensitive to changes in cell volume, has been described recently. Heterologous expression of TRP12 in HEK cells resulted in the appearance of a swelling-activated cation current. The permeability sequence of this cation current for various monovalent cations, as determined from shifts in reversal potential upon extracellular cation substitution, was PK>PCs>PNa>PLi, corresponding to an Eisenman-IV sequence characteristic for a weak-field-strength site. Surprisingly, over-expression of this channel in HEK cells was accompanied by a dramatic down-regulation of the volume-regulated anion channel (VRAC), which is activated by cell swelling in non-transfected cells. In contrast to VRAC, TRP12 could not be activated at constant volume by a reduction of intracellular ionic strength or by intracellular perfusion with guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate (GTPgammaS). The kinetic and pharmacological profile of VRAC and TRP12 currents were also different.[1]

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  1. Differential activation of the volume-sensitive cation channel TRP12 (OTRPC4) and volume-regulated anion currents in HEK-293 cells. Nilius, B., Prenen, J., Wissenbach, U., Bödding, M., Droogmans, G. Pflugers Arch. (2001) [Pubmed]
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