自然杂志 ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6): 451-458.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2021.06.007

• 诺贝尔奖简介 • 上一篇    下一篇

温度与触觉感受器的发现与研究进展——2021年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖解读

解恒昌,付小雨,沈伟   

  1. 上海科技大学 生命科学与技术学院,上海 201210
  • 收稿日期:2021-11-09 出版日期:2021-10-25 发布日期:2021-12-21
  • 通讯作者: 沈伟,通信作者,国家优秀青年科学基金获得者,研究方向:体温调控、能量代谢等的神经机制。

Discovery and research advance of temperature and touch receptors:Understanding of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

XIE Hengchang, FU Xiaoyu, SHEN Wei   

  1. School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • Received:2021-11-09 Online:2021-10-25 Published:2021-12-21

摘要: 2021年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖授予戴维·朱利叶斯(David Jay Julius)和阿登·帕塔普蒂安(Ardem Patapoutian),以表彰他们在发现温度与触觉感受器方面的贡献。文章回顾了两位科学家发现温度受体TRPV1和触觉受体PIEZO的历程,并介绍了这些受体自被发现以来的研究进展以及药物研发的巨大潜力。

关键词: TRPV1, PIEZO, 温度受体, 机械力受体

Abstract: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to David Jay Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their contributions to the discovery of temperature and touch receptors. We review the discovery of the temperature receptor TRPV1 and the touch receptor PIEZOs by the two scientists, and describe the research advance on these receptors and the great potential for drug discovery