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Caenorhabditis elegans PIEZO channel coordinates multiple reproductive tissues to govern ovulation

PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 are newly identified mechanosensitive ion channels that exhibit a preference for calcium in response to mechanical stimuli. In this study, we discovered the vital roles of pezo-1, the sole PIEZO ortholog in Caenorhabditiselegans, in regulating reproduction. A number of deletion all...

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Autores principales: Bai, Xiaofei, Bouffard, Jeff, Lord, Avery, Brugman, Katherine, Sternberg, Paul W, Cram, Erin J, Golden, Andy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32490809
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53603