Peripheral Mechanobiology of Touch—Studies on Vertebrate Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles

Ageing of the somatosensory system at the periphery: age‐related changes in cutaneous mechanoreceptors

(2019) Jorge García‐Piqueras et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Class I and Class II small leucine-rich proteoglycans in human cutaneous pacinian corpuscles

(2019) J. García-Piqueras et al.   ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER

Structure-guided examination of the mechanogating mechanism of PIEZO2

(2019) Francisco J. Taberner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structure and mechanogating of the mammalian tactile channel PIEZO2

(2019) Li Wang et al.   NATURE

Mammalian Mechanoelectrical Transduction: Structure and Function of Force-Gated Ion Channels

(2019) Dominique Douguet et al.   CELL

Mammalian TRP ion channels are insensitive to membrane stretch

(2019) Yury A. Nikolaev et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Heparan sulfate in human cutaneous Meissner's and Pacinian corpuscles

(2019) Jorge García‐Piqueras et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

The capsule of human Meissner corpuscles: immunohistochemical evidence

(2019) Jorge García‐Piqueras et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Structure and mechanogating mechanism of the Piezo1 channel

(2018) Qiancheng Zhao et al.   NATURE

Piezo2 channel–Merkel cell signaling modulates the conversion of touch to itch

(2018) Jing Feng et al.   SCIENCE

Chondroitin Sulfate in Human Cutaneous Meissner and Pacinian Sensory Corpuscles

(2018) Jorge García-Piqueras et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Two‐pore domain potassium channels: emerging targets for novel analgesic drugs: IUPHAR Review 26

(2018) Kirin Gada et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Merkel Cells Activate Sensory Neural Pathways through Adrenergic Synapses

(2018) Benjamin U. Hoffman et al.   NEURON

TRPV2 is required for mechanical nociception and the stretch-evoked response of primary sensory neurons

(2018) Kimiaki Katanosaka et al.   Scientific Reports

Merkel cells and Meissner's corpuscles in human digital skin display Piezo2 immunoreactivity

(2017) Y. García-Mesa et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Serotonergic transmission at Merkel discs: modulation by exogenously applied chemical messengers and involvement of I h currents

(2017) Weipang Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Stretch-activated two-pore-domain (K 2P ) potassium channels in the heart: Focus on atrial fibrillation and heart failure

(2017) Constanze Schmidt et al.   PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Touch, Tension, and Transduction – The Function and Regulation of Piezo Ion Channels

(2017) Jason Wu et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Loss of the proprioception and touch sensation channel PIEZO2 in siblings with a progressive form of contractures

(2016) A.A. Mahmud et al.   CLINICAL GENETICS

KCNQ Potassium Channels Modulate Sensitivity of Skin Down-hair (D-hair) Mechanoreceptors

(2016) Sebastian Schütze et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Aδ-fiber low threshold mechanoreceptors innervating mammalian hairy skin: A review of their receptive, electrophysiological and cytochemical properties in relation to Aδ-fiber high threshold mechanoreceptors

(2016) Laiche Djouhri   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Electrophysiological evidence for the existence of a rare population of C-fiber low threshold mechanoreceptive (C-LTM) neurons in glabrous skin of the rat hindpaw

(2016) Laiche Djouhri   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

The contribution of TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC5 and TRPC6 to touch and hearing

(2016) Jane E. Sexton et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

The Role of PIEZO2 in Human Mechanosensation

(2016) Alexander T. Chesler et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Evolutionary Specialization of Tactile Perception in Vertebrates

(2016) Eve R. Schneider et al.   PHYSIOLOGY

The specification and wiring of mammalian cutaneous low-threshold mechanoreceptors

(2016) William Olson et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology

Mechanotransduction: use the force(s)

(2015) Ewa K. Paluch et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

The family of K2Pchannels: salient structural and functional properties

(2015) Sylvain Feliciangeli et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Piezo2 is the principal mechanotransduction channel for proprioception

(2015) Seung-Hyun Woo et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Phenotypic variability of TRPV4 related neuropathies

(2015) Teresinha Evangelista et al.   NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS

Mechanically Activated Ion Channels

(2015) Sanjeev S. Ranade et al.   NEURON

ASICs and mammalian mechanoreceptor function

(2015) Damir Omerbašić et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Merkel cells and neurons keep in touch

(2015) Seung-Hyun Woo et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

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

(2014) Ryo Ikeda et al.   CELL

ASIC2 is present in human mechanosensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia and in mechanoreceptors of the glabrous skin

(2014) R. Cabo et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes

(2014) Sviatoslav N. Bagriantsev et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Physiological and Pathological Functions of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels

(2014) Yuanzheng Gu et al.   MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

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

(2014) Sanjeev S. Ranade et al.   NATURE

Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

(2014) Srdjan Maksimovic et al.   NATURE

Physical mechanism for gating and mechanosensitivity of the human TRAAK K+ channel

(2014) Stephen G. Brohawn et al.   NATURE

Piezo2 is required for Merkel-cell mechanotransduction

(2014) Seung-Hyun Woo et al.   NATURE

Delta Opioid Receptors Presynaptically Regulate Cutaneous Mechanosensory Neuron Input to the Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn

(2014) Rita Bardoni et al.   NEURON

Mechanosensitivity is mediated directly by the lipid membrane in TRAAK and TREK1 K+channels

(2014) Stephen G. Brohawn et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The gentle touch receptors of mammalian skin

(2014) A. Zimmerman et al.   SCIENCE

Tactile sensory system: encoding from the periphery to the cortex

(2014) Lynette A. Jones et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Systems Biology and Medicine

Neurotransmitters and synaptic components in the Merkel cell-neurite complex, a gentle-touch receptor

(2013) Srdjan Maksimovic et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Mechano-Gated Ion Channels in Sensory Systems

(2013) Patrick Delmas et al.   CELL

Clinical Implication of Meissner’s Corpuscles

(2013) Jose A. Vega et al.   CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets

Neurosensory mechanotransduction through acid-sensing ion channels

(2013) Chih-Cheng Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

The Sensory Neurons of Touch

(2013) Victoria E. Abraira et al.   NEURON

Structure and activity of the acid-sensing ion channels

(2012) Thomas W. Sherwood et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Touch sense

(2012) Yann Roudaut et al.   Channels

Molecular force transduction by ion channels – diversity and unifying principles

(2012) Sergei Sukharev et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Mechanosensory neurons, cutaneous mechanoreceptors, and putative mechanoproteins

(2012) M.E. Del Valle et al.   MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE

Functional interaction of TRPV4 channel protein with annexin A2 in DRG

(2012) Liping Ning et al.   NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH

Immunohistochemical localization of acid-sensing ion channel 2 (ASIC2) in cutaneous Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles of Macaca fascicularis

(2012) R. Cabo et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

TRPA1 Mediates Mechanical Sensitization in Nociceptors during Inflammation

(2012) Richard C. Lennertz et al.   PLoS One

The Transcription Factor c-Maf Controls Touch Receptor Development and Function

(2012) H. Wende et al.   SCIENCE

TRPC3 and TRPC6 are essential for normal mechanotransduction in subsets of sensory neurons and cochlear hair cells

(2012) K. Quick et al.   Open Biology

The Functional Organization of Cutaneous Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons

(2011) Lishi Li et al.   CELL

TRPC1 contributes to light-touch sensation and mechanical responses in low-threshold cutaneous sensory neurons

(2011) Sheldon R. Garrison et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction

(2011) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   NATURE

KCNQ4 K+ channels tune mechanoreceptors for normal touch sensation in mouse and man

(2011) Matthias Heidenreich et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Differential Localization of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels 1 and 2 in Human Cutaneus Pacinian Corpuscles

(2010) M. G. Calavia et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

The cell biology of touch

(2010) Ellen A. Lumpkin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The Regularity of Sustained Firing Reveals Two Populations of Slowly Adapting Touch Receptors in Mouse Hairy Skin

(2010) Scott A. Wellnitz et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Canonical TRP channels and mechanotransduction: from physiology to disease states

(2010) Amanda Patel et al.   PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY

Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels: From Protein Complexes to Function

(2010) Henrike Berkefeld et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

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

(2010) B. Coste et al.   SCIENCE

Mammalian somatosensory mechanotransduction

(2009) Makoto Tsunozaki et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Epidermal progenitors give rise to Merkel cells during embryonic development and adult homeostasis

(2009) Alexandra Van Keymeulen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

GABAergic/Glutamatergic-Glial/Neuronal Interaction Contributes to Rapid Adaptation in Pacinian Corpuscles

(2009) L. Pawson et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

TRPA1 Modulates Mechanotransduction in Cutaneous Sensory Neurons

(2009) K. Y. Kwan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

TRPC1 and TRPC6 Channels Cooperate with TRPV4 to Mediate Mechanical Hyperalgesia and Nociceptor Sensitization

(2009) N. Alessandri-Haber et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity requires C-low threshold mechanoreceptors

(2009) Rebecca P. Seal et al.   NATURE

Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans

(2009) Line S Löken et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Inhibition of the expression and function of TRPV4 by RNA interference in dorsal root ganglion

(2009) Ting-Ting Liu et al.   NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH

The cutaneous sensory system

(2009) Francis McGlone et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

The expression of ENa+C and ASIC2 proteins in Pacinian corpuscles is differently regulated by TrkB and its ligands BDNF and NT-4

(2009) J.A. Montaño et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Molecular Biology of Background K Channels: Insights from K2P Knockout Mice

(2008) Marta Sabbadini et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Meissner and Pacinian sensory corpuscles revisited new data from the last decade

(2008) José A. Vega et al.   MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE

Neurosensory mechanotransduction

(2008) Martin Chalfie   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

The neurophysiology of unmyelinated tactile afferents

(2008) Håkan Olausson et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

The Cell and Molecular Basis of Mechanical, Cold, and Inflammatory Pain

(2008) B. Abrahamsen et al.   SCIENCE