• Current biology : CB · Nov 2010

    Mechanosensitive channels: in touch with Piezo.

    • Rui Xiao and X Z Shawn Xu.
    • Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
    • Curr. Biol. 2010 Nov 9; 20 (21): R936-8.

    AbstractMechanosensory transduction underlies touch, hearing and proprioception and requires mechanosensitive channels that are directly gated by forces; however, the molecular identities of these channels remain largely elusive. A new study has identified Piezo1 and Piezo2 as a novel class of mechanosensitive channels.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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