Gudermann, T., Mederos, Y., Schnitzler, M. (2010). Phototransduction: Keep an Eye Out for Acid-Labile TRPs. Curr. Biol. 20(4): R149--R152.
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FBrf0210128
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Note
Abstract
Our mechanistic understanding of phototransduction in the Drosophila eye is still rudimentary. Recent work demonstrates that a combination of phosphoinositide depletion and microvillar acidification is sufficient to activate light-sensitive TRPC channels.