Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily V, Member 2 (TRPV2)

TRPV2encodes an ion channel that is activated by high temperatures above 52 °C. The protein may be involved in transduction of high-temperature heat responses in sensory ganglia. It is thought that in other tissues the channel may be activated by stimuli other than heat.TRPV2 is activated by high temperatures above 52 °C. Alternatively it can be activated at lower temperatures by chemicals, such as the research tool 2-APB, the plant cannabinoid cannabidiol, and probenecid. It is blocked by ruthenium red and lanthanum.

TRPV2 was independently discovered by two research groups and described in 1999. It was identified in the lab of David Julius as a close homolog of TRPV1, the first identified thermosensitive ion channel.