
TRPC5(Transientreceptorpotentialcationchannel,subfamilyC,member5) isoneof7mammalianTRPCproteins.Itfunctionsasaninnocuouscoldtransducerinnociceptiveandthermosensorynerveendings.Itplaysaroleintheactiviatingthechannelforsemaphorin3A-inducedneuronalgrowthconecollapse
Image:TRPC5stainingofcerebellar(A),reticularthalamicnucleus(B)and.hippocampal(C)tissue.
TRPC5mediatedRhoGTPasesignalingmaycausepodocytedamage,andTRPCchannelsmaythereforeprovideanoveltargetforanti-proteinurictherapiesinacquired,Angiotensin-associatedproteinuricdiseasesuchashypertensiveand/ordiabeticnephropathy.
Note:ThisantibodyhasbeendevelopedbyUCDavisunderagrantbyNIH.