Drosophila TRPM channel is essential for the control of extracellular magnesium levels.

The TRPM group of cation channels plays diverse roles ranging from sensory signaling to Mg2+ homeostasis. In most metazoan organisms the TRPM subfamily is comprised of multiple members, including eight in humans. However, the Drosophila TRPM subfamily is unusual in that it consists of a single membe...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hofmann, Vladimir Chubanov, Xiaodi Chen, Anna S Dietz, Thomas Gudermann, Craig Montell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2865541?pdf=render