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Chemical activation of the mechanotransduction channel Piezo1

Piezo ion channels are activated by various types of mechanical stimuli and function as biological pressure sensors in both vertebrates and invertebrates. To date, mechanical stimuli are the only means to activate Piezo ion channels and whether other modes of activation exist is not known. In this s...

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Autores principales: Syeda, Ruhma, Xu, Jie, Dubin, Adrienne E, Coste, Bertrand, Mathur, Jayanti, Huynh, Truc, Matzen, Jason, Lao, Jianmin, Tully, David C, Engels, Ingo H, Petrassi, H Michael, Schumacher, Andrew M, Montal, Mauricio, Bandell, Michael, Patapoutian, Ardem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4456433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26001275
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07369