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Designing a Western blot for TRPC5? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the TRPC5 Western Blot Guide
Facts about Short transient receptor potential channel 5.
Has also been shown to be calcium-selective (By similarity). May also be activated by intracellular calcium store depletion.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | TRPC5 |
| Uniprot: | Q9UL62 |
| Entrez: | 7224 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| transient receptor (TC 1.A.4) family |

hTRP5; hTRP-5; short transient receptor potential channel 5; transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 5; Transient receptor protein 5; TRP-5; TRP5transient receptor potential channel 5; TrpC5
Mass (kDA):
111.412 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Xq23 |
| Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (111774314..112082943, complement) |
Expressed in brain with higher levels in fetal brain. Found in cerebellum and occipital pole.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.





PMID: 10493832 by Sossey-Alaoui K., et al. Molecular cloning and characterization of TRPC5 (HTRP5), the human homologue of a mouse brain receptor-activated capacitative Ca(2+) entry channel.
PMID: 9687496 by Philipp S., et al. A novel capacitative calcium entry channel expressed in excitable cells.