Clotilde Ferrándiz-Huertas

Dr. Clotilde Ferrándiz-Huertas


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 August 2014 in Membranes
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CFClotilde Ferrándiz-Huertas
Clotilde Ferrándiz-Huertas
SMSakthikumar Mathivanan
Sakthikumar Mathivanan
CWChristoph Jakob Wolf
Christoph Jakob Wolf
IDIsabel Devesa
Isabel Devesa
Antonio Ferrer-MontielAntonio Ferrer-Montiel
Antonio Ferrer-Montiel
ThermoTRP channels (thermoTRPs) define a subfamily of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels that are activated by changes in the environmental temperature, from noxious cold to injurious heat. Acting as integrators of several stimuli and signalling pathways, dysfunction of these channels contributes to several pathological states. The surface expression of thermoTRPs is controlled by both, the constitutive and regulated vesicular trafficking. Modulation of receptor surface density during pathological processes is nowadays considered as an interesting therapeutic approach for management of diseases, such as chronic pain, in which an increased trafficking is associated with the pathological state. This review will focus on the recent advances trafficking of the thermoTRP channels, TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPV4, TRPM3, TRPM8 and TRPA1, into/from the plasma membrane. Particularly, regulated membrane insertion of thermoTRPs channels contributes to a fine tuning of final channel activity, and indeed, it has resulted in the development of novel therapeutic approaches with successful clinical results such as disruption of SNARE-dependent exocytosis by botulinum toxin or botulinomimetic peptides.