MscL: channeling membrane tension

Structure and stability of the C-terminal helical bundle of theE. colimechanosensitive channel of large conductance

(2013) Troy A. Walton et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

The inner membrane histidine kinase EnvZ senses osmolality via helix-coil transitions in the cytoplasm

(2012) Loo Chien Wang et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

On the role of individual subunits in MscL gating: “All for one, one for all?”

(2012) Jacek T. Mika et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels

(2012) Bertrand Coste et al.   NATURE

Three Routes To Modulate the Pore Size of the MscL Channel/Nanovalve

(2011) Li-Min Yang et al.   ACS Nano

The oligomeric state of the truncated mechanosensitive channel of large conductance shows no variance in vivo

(2011) Irene Iscla et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Mechanosensitive Channels in Microbes

(2010) Ching Kung et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

OCAM: A new tool for studying the oligomeric diversity of MscL channels

(2010) Chris S. Gandhi et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Piezo1 and Piezo2 Are Essential Components of Distinct Mechanically Activated Cation Channels

(2010) B. Coste et al.   SCIENCE

S. aureus MscL Is a Pentamer In Vivo but of Variable Stoichiometries In Vitro: Implications for Detergent-Solubilized Membrane Proteins

(2010) Michael R. Dorwart et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

N-Terminal Aliphatic Residues Dictate the Structure, Stability, Assembly, and Small Molecule Binding of the Coiled-Coil Region of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein

(2009) Susheel K. Gunasekar et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Structure of a tetrameric MscL in an expanded intermediate state

(2009) Zhenfeng Liu et al.   NATURE

Gating-associated conformational changes in the mechanosensitive channel MscL

(2008) K. Yoshimura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA