Trpa1 Gene Summary [Mouse]

Enables calcium channel activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to food; detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception; and intracellular calcium ion homeostasis. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including detection of stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain; response to hydrogen peroxide; and thermoception. Located in stereocilium bundle. Is active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in cochlea; dorsal root ganglion; glossopharyngeal ganglion; and lumbar dorsal root ganglion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in familial episodic pain syndrome 1. Orthologous to human TRPA1 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Trpa1
Official Name
transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1 [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:3522699]
Ensembl ID
ENSMUSG00000032769
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 277328 Ensembl: ENSMUSG00000032769
Aliases transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1
Synonyms ANKTM1, FEPS, FEPS1, p120, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1, transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1, TRPA1b
Species
Mouse, Mus musculus
OrthologiesHumanRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in mouse Trpa1 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • osmosensor
  • Ankyrin repeats (many copies)
  • Ion transport protein
  • calcium channel
  • channel/pore class transporter
  • Ankyrin repeats (3 copies)
  • inorganic uptake permease
  • protein binding
  • identical protein binding
  • calcium-release channel
  • ion channel
  • Ankyrin repeat
  • voltage-gated calcium channel
  • transient-receptor-potential calcium channel protein
  • cation channel
  • Transient Receptor Potential channel, Vanilloid subfamily (TRPV)
  • Polycystin cation channel
  • transporter
  • ankyrin repeats

Pathways

Biological processes and signaling networks where the Trpa1 gene in mouse plays a role, providing insight into its function and relevance in health or disease.

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
binds
disease
  • heart disease
  • mechanical hypersensitivity
  • edema
  • cardiac fibrosis
  • pain
  • cold pain
  • familial episodic pain syndrome type 1
  • cold allodynia
  • inflammatory pain
  • hyperplasia
regulated by
  • sodium bisulfide
  • TNF
  • Ca2+
  • IL1B
  • drupanin
  • IL4
  • allyl isothiocyanate
  • 4-hydroxynonenal
  • resveratrol
  • IFNG
regulates
  • reactive oxygen species
  • heavy metal
  • insulin
  • Ca2+
  • adenosine triphosphate
  • CALCA
  • UCN
  • FOS
  • melanin
  • Cxcl2
role in cell
  • expression in
  • apoptosis
  • proliferation
  • cellular infiltration by
  • disruption
  • disruption in
  • quantity
  • activation
  • M1 polarization
  • excitation

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Plasma Membrane
  • membrane fraction
  • cellular membrane
  • stereocilia
  • apical membrane
  • nerve ending
  • axons

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the mouse Trpa1 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • cell surface receptor signaling pathway
  • response to organic cyclic compound
  • response to xenobiotic stimulus
  • cellular calcium ion homeostasis
  • response to pain
  • response to cold
  • ion transport
  • protein homotetramerization
  • detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain
  • calcium ion transmembrane transport
  • sensory perception of pain
  • detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain
  • thermoception
  • cellular response to hydrogen peroxide
  • calcium-mediated signaling

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • stereocilium bundle
  • plasma membrane

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • identical protein binding
  • calcium-release channel activity
  • channel activity
  • calcium channel activity

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