TRPM8 thermosensation in poikilotherms mediates both skin colour and locomotor performance responses to cold temperature

Affiliations

Hannan R. Malik: Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary
Gabriel E. Bertolesi: Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary
Sarah McFarlane: Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary

Abstract

Ion channel TRPM8 mediates thermoregulatory adaptations to cold in poikilotherms by coordinating changes to skin pigmentation and locomotor activity.