GenAge entry for TRPV1 (Homo sapiens)

Entry selected based on evidence directly linking the gene product to ageing in a mammalian model organism

Gene name (HAGRID: 306)

HGNC symbol: TRPV1
Aliases: VR1
Common name: transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1

Potential relevance to the human ageing process

Main reason for selection: Entry selected based on evidence directly linking the gene product to ageing in a mammalian model organism
Description: The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) is expressed in sensory neurons and is responsible for detecting extremely high temperatures and painful stimuli. Mutant mice lacking TRPV1 are long-lived (both in terms of median and maximum lifespan) and display a young metabolic profile at old age. Median lifespan is extended in both genders, with 11.9% increase in males and 15.9% for females. Mutant mice display a reduced cancer incidence, improved cognitive functions and spatial memory, and a delayed decline in motor coordination. Mutants do not have reduced growth rate or altered insulin levels, but are more glucose tolerant [3532].

Cytogenetic information

Cytogenetic band: 17p13.2
Location: 3,565,445 bp to 3,609,410 bp
Orientation: Minus strand

Display region using the UCSC Genome Browser (GRCh38/hg38)

Protein information

Gene Ontology

Process:

GO:0000122; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0001660; fever generation
GO:0001774; microglial cell activation
GO:0002024; diet induced thermogenesis
GO:0002790; peptide secretion
GO:0006629; lipid metabolic process
GO:0006810; transport
GO:0007166; cell surface receptor signaling pathway
GO:0007635; chemosensory behavior
GO:0014047; glutamate secretion
GO:0034605; cellular response to heat

And 24 more GO terms

Cellular component:	GO:0005829; cytosol GO:0005886; plasma membrane GO:0005887; integral component of plasma membrane GO:0009897; external side of plasma membrane GO:0016021; integral component of membrane GO:0030054; cell junction GO:0030425; dendrite GO:0031226; intrinsic component of plasma membrane GO:0032591; dendritic spine membrane GO:0043025; neuronal cell body GO:0045211; postsynaptic membrane
	And 1 more GO terms

Function:

GO:0004888; transmembrane signaling receptor activity
GO:0005230; extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
GO:0005231; excitatory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
GO:0005262; calcium channel activity
GO:0005516; calmodulin binding
GO:0005524; ATP binding
GO:0015278; calcium-release channel activity
GO:0017081; chloride channel regulator activity
GO:0035091; phosphatidylinositol binding
GO:0042802; identical protein binding
GO:0046872; metal ion binding

And 3 more GO terms

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Protein interactions and network

Protein-protein interacting partners in GenAge: EGFR, TRPV1
STRING interaction network

Retrieve sequences for TRPV1

ORF: ORF
CDS: CDS

Homologs in model organisms

Caenorhabditis elegans: ocr-2
Caenorhabditis elegans: ocr-3
Caenorhabditis elegans: ocr-1
Caenorhabditis elegans: ocr-4
Caenorhabditis elegans: osm-9
Danio rerio: trpv1
Drosophila melanogaster: nan
Drosophila melanogaster: iav
Mus musculus: Trpv1
Rattus norvegicus: Trpv1

In other databases

GenAge model organism genes

A homolog of this gene for Caenorhabditis elegans is present as ocr-2
A homolog of this gene for Mus musculus is present as Trpv1