TRPM8 Antibody

Receptor-activated non-selective cation channel involved in detection of sensations such as coolness, by being activated by cold temperature below 25 degrees Celsius. Activated by icilin, eucalyptol, menthol, cold and modulation of intracellular pH. Involved in menthol sensation. Permeable for monovalent cations sodium, potassium, and cesium and divalent cation calcium. Temperature sensing is tightly linked to voltage-dependent gating. Activated upon depolarization, changes in temperature resulting in graded shifts of its voltage-dependent activation curves. The chemical agonists menthol functions as a gating modifier, shifting activation curves towards physiological membrane potentials. Temperature sensitivity arises from a tenfold difference in the activation energies associated with voltage-dependent opening and closing.

This TRPM8 antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 69-98 amino acids from the N-terminal region of human TRPM8.

Store at 4˚ C for three months and -20˚ C, stable for up to one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.

Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 8, Long transient receptor potential channel 6, LTrpC-6, LTrpC6, Transient receptor potential p8, Trp-p8, TRPM8, LTRPC6, TRPP8