Function
TRPM5 is a calcium-activated non-selective cation channel that induces depolarization upon increases in intracellular calcium, it is a signal mediator in chemosensory cells. Channel activity is initiated by a rise in the intracellular calcium, and the channel permeates monovalent cations as K+ and Na+. TRPM5 is a key component of taste transduction in the gustatory system of bitter, sweet and umami tastes being activated by high levels of intracellular calcium. It has also been targeted as a possible contributor to fat taste signaling. [7] [8] The calcium dependent opening of TRPM5 produces a depolarizing generator potential which leads to an action potential. [9]
TRPM5 is expressed in pancreatic β-cells [10] where it is involved in the signaling mechanism for insulin secretion. The potentiation of TRPM5 in the β-cells leads to increased insulin secretion and protects against the development of type 2 diabetes in mice. [11] Further expression of TRPM5 can be found in tuft cells, [12] solitary chemosensory cells and several other cell types in the body that have a sensory role.
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