Piezo2 is the principal mechanotransduction channel for proprioception

The PDZ-Domain Protein Whirlin Facilitates Mechanosensory Signaling in Mammalian Proprioceptors

(2015) J. C. de Nooij et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Piezo1 links mechanical forces to red blood cell volume

(2015) Stuart M Cahalan et al.   eLife

Piezo Is Essential for Amiloride-Sensitive Stretch-Activated Mechanotransduction in Larval Drosophila Dorsal Bipolar Dendritic Sensory Neurons

(2015) Thomas J. Suslak et al.   PLoS One

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

Piezo2 is required for Merkel-cell mechanotransduction

(2014) Seung-Hyun Woo et al.   NATURE

Piezo1 integration of vascular architecture with physiological force

(2014) Jing Li et al.   NATURE

Mechanotransduction in the muscle spindle

(2014) Guy S. Bewick et al.   PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY

Degradation of mouse locomotor pattern in the absence of proprioceptive sensory feedback

(2014) Turgay Akay et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Piezo1, a mechanically activated ion channel, is required for vascular development in mice

(2014) S. S. Ranade et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Early allopolyploid evolution in the post-Neolithic Brassica napus oilseed genome

(2014) B. Chalhoub et al.   SCIENCE

The Cell-Autonomous Role of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the Regulation of Neuronal Structure and Function

(2013) Wei Lu et al.   NEURON

Etv1 Inactivation Reveals Proprioceptor Subclasses that Reflect the Level of NT3 Expression in Muscle Targets

(2013) Joriene C. de Nooij et al.   NEURON

Gain-of-function mutations in the mechanically activated ion channel PIEZO2 cause a subtype of Distal Arthrogryposis

(2013) B. Coste et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Proprioceptive Senses: Their Roles in Signaling Body Shape, Body Position and Movement, and Muscle Force

(2012) Uwe Proske et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Characterization of Muscle Spindle Afferents in the Adult Mouse Using an In Vitro Muscle-Nerve Preparation

(2012) Katherine A. Wilkinson et al.   PLoS One

Motor Neuron Position and Topographic Order Imposed by β- and γ-Catenin Activities

(2011) Elena Y. Demireva et al.   CELL

Hoxb8-Cre mice: A tool for brain-sparing conditional gene deletion

(2010) Robert Witschi et al.   GENESIS

The Role of the TRP Channel NompC in Drosophila Larval and Adult Locomotion

(2010) Li E. Cheng et al.   NEURON

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

(2010) B. Coste et al.   SCIENCE

Amiloride-sensitive channels are a major contributor to mechanotransduction in mammalian muscle spindles

(2009) Anna Simon et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain

(2009) Linda Madisen et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE