Expression of trpv channels during Xenopus laevis embryogenesis

Integrative analysis of TRPV family to prognosis and immune infiltration in renal clear cell carcinoma

The transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) family has been preliminarily discovered to play an important role in various cancers, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), which is closely associated with immune infiltration. However, the expression and prognosis of TRPV family and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in ccRCC are obscure. This study aimed to explore the prognostic and therapeutic value of the TRPV family expression in ccRCC from the perspective of bioinformatics. We analyzed the transcriptome and clinical data of kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. A clustering analysis and immune infiltration analysis were conducted to investigate the influence of the TRPV family genes on ccRCC. Our study found that the TRPV family is an excellent prognostic stratification for ccRCC. Among them, TRPV3 is the most significant prognostic marker of ccRCC. In addition, we performed a drug sensitivity analysis to identify the drugs with the strongest association with TRPV3. As a result, the TRPV family, particularly TRPV3, can act as a prognostic biomarker in ccRCC to determine prognosis and levels of immune infiltration.

Schistosome TRP channels: An appraisal

Ion channels underlie electrical excitability in cells and are essential for a variety of functions, most notably neuromuscular and sensory activity. They are also validated targets for a preponderance of approved anthelmintic compounds. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels constitute an ion channel superfamily whose members play important roles in sensory signaling, regulation of ion homeostasis, organellar trafficking, and other key cellular and organismal activities. Unlike most other ion channels, TRP channels are often polymodal, gated by a variety of mechanisms. Furthermore, TRP channels fall into several classes or subtypes based on sequence and structure. Until recently, there had been very little investigation of the properties and functions of TRP channels from parasitic helminths, including schistosomes, but that situation has changed in the past few years. Indeed, it is now clear that at least some schistosome TRP channels exhibit unusual pharmacological properties, and, intriguingly, both a mammalian and a schistosome TRP channel are activated by praziquantel, the current antischistosomal drug of choice. With the latest release of the Schistosoma mansoni genome database, several changes in predicted TRP channel sequences appeared, some of which were significant. This review updates and reassesses the TRP channel repertoire in S. mansoni, examines recent findings regarding these potential therapeutic targets, and provides guideposts for some of the physiological functions that may be mediated by these channels in schistosomes.