A Plug-and-Latch Mechanism for Gating the Mechanosensitive Piezo Channel
Jie Geng, Wenhao Liu, Heng Zhou, Tingxin Zhang, Li Wang, Mingmin Zhang, Yiran Li, Bo Shen, Xueming Li, Bailong Xiao
Topics & Concepts
PIEZO1Mechanosensitive channelsGatingMechanism (biology)Spark plugChannel (broadcasting)Ion channelMechanotransductionConductanceBiophysicsChemistryNanotechnologyPhysicsMaterials scienceComputer scienceNeuroscienceBiologyTelecommunicationsBiochemistryThermodynamicsCondensed matter physicsReceptorQuantum mechanicsErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyIon channel regulation and functionConnexins and lens biology