Science Signaling Podcast: 19 May 2009

Elena Oancea^1* and Annalisa M. VanHook²

¹ Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
² Science Signaling, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, USA.

Abstract: This is a conversation with Elena Oancea, author of a Research Article published in the 12 May 2009 issue of Science Signaling. She discusses the activity and expression of the TRPM1 cation channel in melanocytes.

* Present address: Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.

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RESEARCH
Ion Channels
TRPM1 Forms Ion Channels Associated with Melanin Content in Melanocytes

Elena Oancea, Joris Vriens, Sebastian Brauchi, Janice Jun, Igor Splawski, and David E. Clapham (12 May 2009)
Sci. Signal. 2 (70), ra21. [DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000146]
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REVIEWS
TRP Channels in Disease

Bernd Nilius, Thomas Voets, and John Peters (2 August 2005)
Sci. STKE 2005 (295), re8. [DOI: 10.1126/stke.2952005re8]
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TEACHING RESOURCES
TRP Channels

Tibor Rohacs (3 May 2005)
Sci. STKE 2005 (282), tr14. [DOI: 10.1126/stke.2822005tr14]
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REVIEWS
The TRP Superfamily of Cation Channels

Craig Montell (22 February 2005)
Sci. STKE 2005 (272), re3. [DOI: 10.1126/stke.2722005re3]
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REVIEWS
Physiology, Phylogeny, and Functions of the TRP Superfamily of Cation Channels

Craig Montell (10 July 2001)
Sci. STKE 2001 (90), re1. [DOI: 10.1126/stke.2001.90.re1]
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