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Force Sensing by Piezo Channels in Cardiovascular Health and Disease

Mechanical forces are fundamental in cardiovascular biology, and deciphering the mechanisms by which they act remains a testing frontier in cardiovascular research. Here, we raise awareness of 2 recently discovered proteins, Piezo1 and Piezo2, which assemble as transmembrane triskelions to combine e...

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Autores principales: Beech, David J., Kalli, Antreas C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6818984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31533470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313348