Anti-TRPM8 Antibody (Center)

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.

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

This TRPM8 antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 263-292 amino acids from the Central region of human TRPM8.

Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Membrane raft. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Note=Localizes to membrane rafts but is also located in the cell membrane outside of these regions where channel response to cold is enhanced compared to membrane rafts (By similarity) . Located in the endoplasmic reticulum in prostate cancer cells.