Environmental factors

Receptors

Role in sensing

References

Visible radiation

RHO

Light and dark

Tsutsumi et al., 2009a

OPN1LW

Red-green light

Tsutsumi et al., 2009a

OPN1MW

Blue light

Tsutsumi et al., 2009a

Electric potential

L-type VGCC

Electric potential

Denda et al., 2006

Magnetic field

Unknown

Magnetic energy

Lisi et al., 2006

High-frequency sound

Unknown

10 - 30 kHz sound

Denda & Nakatani, 2010

Temperature

TRPV1

Temperature > 43˚C

Tsutsumi et al., 2011b

Capsaicin, low pH < 6.6

Inoue et al., 2002

TRPV2

Temperature > 52˚C

Tsutsumi et al., 2011b

TRPV3

Temperature > 33˚C

Peier et al., 2002

Thymol, eugenol

Xu et al., 2006

TRPV4

Temperature > 34˚C

Chung et al., 2003

Osmotic pressure

Liedtke, 2007

TRPM8

Temperature < 22˚C

Tsutsumi et al., 2010a

Menthol

Denda et al., 2010

TRPA1

Temperature < 17˚C

Tsutsumi et al., 2010a

Atmospheric pressure

Unknown

Changes of pressure

Ikeyama et al., 2013

Mechanical stress

Unknown

Touch

Tsutsumi et al., 2009b

Oxygen

Unknown

Oxygen partial pressure

Boutin et al., 2008

Perfume

OR2AT4

Sandalwood

Busse et al., 2014