A mechanism for touch

A mechanism for touch

Piezo proteins mediate the sense of touch. A near-complete structure of one such protein has been obtained, and the mechanism for converting mechanical signals into electrical ones has been probed in another. Piezo ion channels visualized and probed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2019-09, Vol.573 (7773), p.199-200
1. Verfasser: McCleskey, Edwin W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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631/1647/328
631/535
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Atomic force microscopes
Atomic force microscopy
Interaction models
Ion channels
Lipids
Membrane proteins
News And Views
Positive ions
Protein interaction
Proteins
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Zusammenfassung:Piezo proteins mediate the sense of touch. A near-complete structure of one such protein has been obtained, and the mechanism for converting mechanical signals into electrical ones has been probed in another. Piezo ion channels visualized and probed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-02454-2