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A CLCA regulatory protein present in the chemosensory cilia of olfactory sensory neurons induces a Ca2+-activated Cl− current when transfected into HEK293

BMC Neuroscience, 2017
Background CLCA is a family of metalloproteases that regulate Ca2+-activated Cl− fluxes in epithelial tissues. In HEK293 cells, CLCA1 promotes membrane expression of an endogenous Anoctamin 1 (ANO1, also termed TMEM16A)-dependent Ca2+-activated Cl ...
Casilda V. Mura, Ricardo Delgado, María Graciela Delgado, Diego Restrepo, Juan Bacigalupo   +4 more
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The Ca2+-activated chloride channel ANO1/TMEM16A: An emerging therapeutic target for epithelium-originated diseases?

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021
Anoctamin 1 (ANO1) or TMEM16A gene encodes a member of Ca2+ activated Cl– channels (CaCCs) that are critical for physiological functions, such as epithelial secretion, smooth muscle contraction and sensory signal transduction. The attraction and interest
Yani Liu, Zongtao Liu, KeWei Wang
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Proteomic Profiling of Myofiber Repair Annexins and Their Role in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myofiber regeneration and membrane repair play crucial roles in maintaining the continuous physiological functioning of the neuromuscular system. A swift and efficient repair mechanism enables the rapid restoration of sarcolemmal integrity following cellular impairment in damaged skeletal muscles.
Paul Dowling, Dounia Bouragba, Elisa Negroni, Capucine Trollet, Margit Zweyer, Dieter Swandulla, Kay Ohlendieck   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuronal and ion channel mechanisms of noxious heat sensing in mammals: A puzzle of sensory physiology and pharmacology

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) was the first noxious heat‐sensitive channel discovered. In rodents, its role is robust in the heat response of the cell body of polymodal nociceptors, but surprisingly small in that of the peripheral terminals in the skin.
Gábor Pethő, Peter W. Reeh
wiley   +1 more source

Ion Channel Dysfunction and Therapeutic Targeting in Salivary Gland Disorders

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia represent major clinical complications of radiation therapy, autoimmune disorders such as Sjögren's disease, and inherited epithelial ion transport defects. This review integrates current knowledge on ion channel dysfunction as a central mechanistic driver of salivary gland pathology and ...
Tarek Mohamed Abd El‐Aziz, Shankara N. Varadarajan, Viktor Drel, Prakash Arullampalam, Mahmoud I. Shoulkamy, Ahmed Al‐Sabi, Brij B. Singh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

TMEM16A channel signalling microdomains in the regulation of vascular function

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Schematic representation of TMEM16A channel signalling microdomains. Calcium influx or calcium release from the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) activates TMEM16A channels through interactions with regulatory proteins in vascular smooth muscle cells or endothelial cells. TMEM16A channel activation drives chloride efflux,
Fênix Araujo, Swapnil K. Sonkusare
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Calcium‐activated chloride channels in pericytes and their role in regulating organ blood flow

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Pericytes are microvascular mural cells with diverse roles. Contractile pericytes directly regulate local perfusion, while non‐contractile pericytes coordinate upstream vascular contractility via propagating electrical signals.
Paolo Tammaro, Hikaru Hashitani
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Anoctamin 1 and c-Kit immunohistochemical study of interstitial cells of Cajal in the muscularis externa of human gastrointestinal tract

Folia Morphologica, 2023
BACKGROUND: Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are widely distributed in human gastrointestinal (GI) tract, especially in the layer of muscularis externa between neurons and smooth muscles.
A. Al-Ahmadi, R. A. Mohammed, M. Atteya, T. A. Al-Matrafi, M. A. Alfayez   +4 more
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TMEM16A chloride channels in the female reproductive tract and their role in normal and dysfunctional pregnancy and labour

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend TMEM16A plays a pivotal role in setting the duration of the action potential plateau in human uterine smooth muscle. An increase in TMEM16A expression in labour underpins a lengthening of the plateau and this provides time for the contraction to become larger and longer, important for timely successful labour.
Helena C. Parkington, Harold A. Coleman, Penelope M. Sheehan, Shaun P. Brennecke, Marianne Tare   +4 more
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Histological and histochemical study of effect of dietary fibre in motility of stomach in male mice

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To investigate the relationship between dietary fibres and muscularis externa layer. Method: The experimental study was conducted at the Anatomy Department of the College of Medicine, Al- Nahrain University, Iraq, from November 2020 to April ...
Khulood Ayad Majeed, Haider Abdal-Rasool Jaafar, Hussein Abbas Jarullah   +2 more
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