Analysis of the mechanosensor channel functionality of TACAN
Mechanosensitive ion channels mediate transmembrane ion currents activated by mechanical forces. A mechanosensitive ion channel called TACAN was recently reported. We began to study TACAN with the intent to understand how it senses mechanical forces and functions as an ion channel. Using cellular pa...
Main Authors: | Yiming Niu, Xiao Tao, George Vaisey, Paul Dominic B Olinares, Hanan Alwaseem, Brian T Chait, Roderick MacKinnon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021-08-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/71188 |
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