Acuña, Mario A.Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Zurich (UZH), 8057-Zurich, Switzerland
Zenobi-Wong, MarcyCartilage Engineering & Regeneration Lab, the Department of Health, Science & Technology, The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), 8049-Zurich, Switzerland
Zeilhofer, Hanns UlrichInstitute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Zurich (UZH), 8057-Zurich, Switzerland
EnglishOur experiments confirm N-glycosylation of the human cation channel TRPA1 and suggest a role of the N-glycan at position Asn747 in determining channel sensitivity to various agonists. Further, the activity-modulating effects of TRPA1 N-glycans are evidently influenced by temperature.