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While such detailed studies are lacking for TRPV3, three distinct intracellular motifs were suggested to be required for a direct channel activation by cytosolic acidification. In this study, we investigated if these mechanisms are also relevant for the activation of TRPV3 by weak acids. Wildtype (WT) and several mutants of human TRPV3 transiently expressed in HEK 293T cells were investigated by whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology. Cells expressing TRPV3-WT generated membrane currents induced by acetic acid (HOAc), formic acid and carbonic acid at pH 5.0. Activation induced by HOAc was concentration-dependent and increased with decreasing pH values. HOAc also strongly potentiated TRPV3-mediated responses to carvacrol and heat. Among the three suggested motifs for the binding of intracellular protons, only the mutant TRPV3-Asp512Ala exhibited an almost complete loss of HOAc sensitivity. The mutation of two C-terminal charged residues (Gln689\/Asp727) even resulted in a clear gain of function for both HOAc and heat, and the mutation of the 2-APB-binding site His426 did not significantly abrogate HOAc sensitivity. Finally, insertion of the recently identified binding site in TRPV2 for the weak acid probenecid into TRPV3 (Glu216His) resulted in an increased HOAc sensitivity. To conclude, our data confirm that TRPV3 is sensitized and activated by several weak acids. 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