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Pain-sensing TRPA1 channel resolved

The TRPA1 ion channel activates pain pathways in response to noxious compounds. The structure of TRPA1 has now been solved, providing insight into how it functions. See Article p.511

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Figure 1: The structure of TRPA1.

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Clapham, D. Pain-sensing TRPA1 channel resolved. Nature 520, 439–441 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14383

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