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C. elegans PEZO-1 is a mechanosensitive ion channel involved in food sensation

PIEZO channels are force sensors essential for physiological processes, including baroreception and proprioception. The Caenorhabditis elegans genome encodes an orthologue gene of the Piezo family, pezo-1, which is expressed in several tissues, including the pharynx. This myogenic pump is an essenti...

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Autores principales: Millet, Jonathan R.M., Romero, Luis O., Lee, Jungsoo, Bell, Briar, Vásquez, Valeria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Rockefeller University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8647359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34854875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202112960