Too hot to handle! Scientists identify heat sensing regulator

Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins are a step closer to understanding pain sensitivity - specifically why it’s variable instead of constant - having identified a gene that regulates a heat-activated molecular sensor. Their description of the function of a membrane protein called Pirt appears in the May 2 issue of Cell.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news129898061.html">Too hot to handle! Scientists identify heat sensing regulator</a></p> <p>Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins are a step closer to understanding pain sensitivity - specifically why it’s variable instead of constant - having identified a gene that regulates a heat-activated molecular sensor. Their description of the function of a membrane protein called Pirt appears in the May 2 issue of <i>Cell</i>.</p>