TRPM3

Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 3
Identifiers
SymbolsTRPM3 ; GON-2; LTRPC3; MLSN2
External IDsOMIM: 608961 MGI: 2443101 HomoloGene: 62287 IUPHAR: 495 GeneCards: TRPM3 Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez80036226025
EnsemblENSG00000083067ENSMUSG00000052387
UniProtQ9HCF6B2RUS0
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001007470NM_001035239
RefSeq (protein)NP_001007471NP_001030316
Location (UCSC)Chr 9:
73.14 – 74.06 Mb
Chr 19:
22.14 – 22.99 Mb
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Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRPM3 gene.[1]

The product of this gene belongs to the family of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. TRP channels are cation-selective channels important for cellular calcium signaling and homeostasis. The protein encoded by this gene mediates calcium entry, and this entry is potentiated by calcium store depletion. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been -identified.[2] TRPM3 was shown to be activated by the neurosteroid pregnenolone sulphate in pancreatic beta cell. The activation causes calcium influx and subsequent insulin release, therefore it is suggested that TRPM3 modulates glucose homeostasis.[3]

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References

  1. Clapham DE, Julius D, Montell C, Schultz G (Dec 2005). "International Union of Pharmacology. XLIX. Nomenclature and structure-function relationships of transient receptor potential channels". Pharmacol Rev 57 (4): 427–50. doi:10.1124/pr.57.4.6. PMID 16382100.
  2. "Entrez Gene: TRPM3 transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 3".
  3. Wagner TF, Loch S, Lambert S et al. (November 2008). "Transient receptor potential M3 channels are ionotropic steroid receptors in pancreatic beta cells". Nature Cell Biology 10 (12): 1421–30. doi:10.1038/ncb1801. PMID 18978782.

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