TRPA1 is selected as a semi-conserved channel during vertebrate evolution due to its involvement in spermatogenesis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.121
Abstract: TRPA1 is a non-selective cation channel originated in invertebrates. The genomic locus containing TRPA1 gene remains highly conserved and retained in all vertebrates. TRPA1 gene is evolutionarily selected, yet maintained as a highly diverged protein.… read more here.
Keywords: semi conserved; trpa1; selected semi; vertebrate evolution ... See more keywords