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January 1, 2023
Piezo1 and Piezo2 are mechanically activated nonselective cation channels. Piezos are found in protists, plants and all metazoans where they function as sensors of mechanical forces. Several human diseases have been genetically linked to Piezos, but the un ...
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2021
Quantitative functional characterization of mechanically activated ion channels is most commonly achieved by a combination of patch-clamp electrophysiology and stimulation by stretch (or pressure-clamp) and poke (or cell-indentation). A variety of stretch ...
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2011
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are calcium-permeable nonselective cation channels with six transmembrane (TM) domains and a putative pore loop between TM5 and TM6. About 28 mammalian TRP channels have been identified so far, with different num ...
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