Acetic Acid Activates TRPA1 (IMAGE)

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Acetic Acid Activates TRPA1

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Proposed model for how acetic acid might activate the ion channel TRPA1. A new study in the Journal of General Physiology identifies TRPA1 as the sensor in animals responsible for identifying weak acids, an important class of potentially harmful chemicals.

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Wang, Y.Y., et al. 2011. J. Gen. Physiol. doi:10.1085/jgp.201110615.

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