Use of 2-pentanone and specific receptor thereof in manufacture of products regulating cell functions

Abstract

A method for regulating a cell includes expressing a specific receptor of 2-pentanone in a target cell of the specific receptor, wherein the target cell is regulated by a binding of the 2-pentanone to the specific receptor of the 2-pentanone to activate a cyclic ligand-gated cation channel and result in the increase in the intracellular calcium ion concentration, a depolarization of cell membranes, and a generation of an electrical activity or a corresponding physiological activity. The specific receptor of 2-pentanone is expressed in cultured cells or animals, and its specific binding to 2-pentanone opens ligand-gated cation channels, resulting in an increase of intracellular calcium ion concentration, depolarization of cell membranes, and generation of electrical activity or endocrine activity, thereby finally achieving precise regulation of tissue cells and organ functions.

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