ML2-SA1 (EVP-22) is a chemical compound which acts as an "agonist" (i.e. channel opener) for the
TRPML2
Mucolipin-2 also known as TRPML2 (transient receptor potential cation channel, mucolipin subfamily, member 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MCOLN2'' gene
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calcium channel, with high selectivity for TRPML2 and no significant activity at the related
TRPML1 and
TRPML3 channels. It has been used to demonstrate the role of TRPM2 in
immune system
The immune system is a network of biological processes that protects an organism from diseases. It detects and responds to a wide variety of pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, as well as Tumor immunology, cancer cells and objects such ...
function, both triggering release of the
chemokine
Chemokines (), or chemotactic cytokines, are a family of small cytokines or Cell signaling, signaling proteins secreted by Cell (biology), cells that induce directional movement of leukocytes, as well as other cell types, including endothelial a ...
CCL2
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The chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2) is also referred to as monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1) and small inducible cytokine A2. C ...
from
macrophages and stimulating macrophage migration and endolysosomal trafficking.
See also
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MK6-83
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SN-2
References
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Calcium channel openers
Tricyclic compounds
Nitrogen heterocycles