Piezos thrive under pressure: mechanically activated ion channels in health and disease
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 18, 771 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrm.2017.92
Authors: Swetha E. Murthy, Adrienne E. Dubin & Ardem Patapoutian
Cellular mechanotransduction, the process of translating mechanical forces into biological signals, is crucial for a wide range of physiological processes. A role for ion channels in sensing mechanical forces has been proposed for decades, but their identity in mammals remained largely elusive until the discovery
Source: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - Category: Cytology Authors: Swetha E. Murthy Adrienne E. Dubin Ardem Patapoutian Tags: Review Source Type: research