TRPA (channel)

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transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1
Identifiers
Symbol	TRPA1
Alt. Symbols	ANKTM1
Entrez	8989
HUGO	497
OMIM	604775
RefSeq	NM_007332
UniProt	O75762
Other data
Locus	Chr. 8 q13

TRPA is a family of transient receptor potential ion channels.

The sole member of the TRPA sub-family, TRPA1, contains 14 N-terminal ankyrin repeats and is believed to function as a mechanical stress sensor. It is expressed in the dorsal root ganglion, trigeminal ganglion, and hair cells. The temperature sensitivity of TRPA1 is highly disputed, with some reports claiming that it is activated by noxiously cold stimuli and others disputing such a claim. TRPA1 is known to be activated by isothiocyanates, which are the pungent chemicals in substances such as mustard oil and wasabi, methyl salicylate in winter green oil, and cinnamaldehyde in cinnamon, amongst numerous other substances.^[1]

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^ Nilius B, Owsianik G, Voets T, Peters JA (2007). "Transient receptor potential cation channels in disease". Physiol. Rev. 87 (1): 165–217. doi:10.1152/physrev.00021.2006. PMID 17237345.

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MeSH TRPA1+protein,+human

v • d • e Membrane transport protein: ion channels

Ca²⁺: Calcium channel	Voltage-dependent calcium channel (L-type/Ca_vα(1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4), N-type, P-type/Ca_vα(2.1), Q-type, R-type, T-type, α₂δ-subunits (1, 2), β-subunits (β1, β2, β3, β4), γ-subunits (γ1, γ2, γ3, γ4) Inositol triphosphate receptor • Ryanodine receptor • Cation channels of sperm • Two-pore channel

Na⁺: Sodium channel	Na_vα (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 7A) • Na_vβ (1, 2, 3, 4) • Epithelial sodium channel

K⁺: Potassium channel	Voltage-gated (K_vα (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 9.3, 10.1, 11.1/hERG) • K_vβ (1, 2), Shaker gene, KCNE1) Calcium-activated (BK channel: α1, β1, β2, β3, β4; SK channel: SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4) Inward-rectifier K_ir (1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, GIRK, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1) Tandem pore domain K2P (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 15, 17)

Cl^-: Chloride channel	Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

Porin	Aquaporin (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9) • Voltage-dependent anion channel (1)

Cations: TRP	TRPA (1) • TRPC (1, 2, 3, 4, 4AP, 5, 6, 7) • TRPM (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) • TRPML (Mucolipin-1) • TRPP (1, 2) • TRPV (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Other/general	Voltage-gated ion channel • Ligand-gated ion channel • Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel (α1, α2, α3, β1, β3, H1, H2, H3, H4) • Stretch-activated ion channel