Piezo1 Channels Are Inherently Mechanosensitive

The conversion of mechanical force to chemical signals is critical for many biological processes, including the senses of touch, pain, and hearing. Mechanosensitive ion channels play a key role in sensing the mechanical stimuli experienced by various cell types and are present in organisms from bact...

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Main Authors: Ruhma Syeda, Maria N. Florendo, Charles D. Cox, Jennifer M. Kefauver, Jose S. Santos, Boris Martinac, Ardem Patapoutian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124716314383