The Piezo2 ion channel is mechanically activated by low-threshold positive pressure

Merkel cells and neurons keep in touch

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Mechanical sensitivity of Piezo1 ion channels can be tuned by cellular membrane tension

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Merkel Cells Transduce and Encode Tactile Stimuli to Drive Aβ-Afferent Impulses

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Piezo2 is the major transducer of mechanical forces for touch sensation in mice

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Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

(2014) Srdjan Maksimovic et al.   NATURE

Piezo2 is required for Merkel-cell mechanotransduction

(2014) Seung-Hyun Woo et al.   NATURE

Piezo2 channel conductance and localization domains in Merkel cells of rat whisker hair follicles

(2014) Ryo Ikeda et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels

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

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Biophysics and Structure of the Patch and the Gigaseal

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