MARにおける主要な標的はTRPM1(transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 1)である1)4)。TRPM1はmGluR6共役型イオンチャネルであり、網膜ON型双極細胞のシグナル伝達経路において重要な役割を果たす4)。メラノサイト特異蛋白として同定されたTRPM1は、悪性黒色腫細胞のmRNAの異常スプライシングにより新抗原が生じ、免疫応答が誘発されると考えられている1)。
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