Mechanosensitive channels are activated by stress in the actin stress fibres, and could be involved in gravity sensing in plants

Mechanosensitive Channels Protect Plastids from Hypoosmotic Stress During Normal Plant Growth

(2012) Kira M. Veley et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

MscS-Like10 is a stretch-activated ion channel from Arabidopsis thaliana with a preference for anions

(2012) G. Maksaev et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actin filaments function as a tension sensor by tension-dependent binding of cofilin to the filament

(2011) Kimihide Hayakawa et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Force- and Ca2+-dependent internalization of integrins in cultured endothelial cells

(2011) D. Kiyoshima et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

AnArabidopsisE3 Ligase, SHOOT GRAVITROPISM9, Modulates the Interaction between Statoliths and F-Actin in Gravity Sensing

(2011) Moritaka Nakamura et al.   PLANT CELL

MCA1 and MCA2 That Mediate Ca2+ Uptake Have Distinct and Overlapping Roles in Arabidopsis

(2010) T. Yamanaka et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Structural Changes in the Cytoplasmic Domain of the Mechanosensitive Channel MscS During Opening

(2009) Hiroaki Machiyama et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Statolith Sedimentation Kinetics and Force Transduction to the Cortical Endoplasmic Reticulum in Gravity-Sensing Arabidopsis Columella Cells

(2009) G. Leitz et al.   PLANT CELL

Two MscS Homologs Provide Mechanosensitive Channel Activities in the Arabidopsis Root

(2008) Elizabeth S. Haswell et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Actin stress fibers transmit and focus force to activate mechanosensitive channels

(2008) Kimihide Hayakawa et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Auxin transport inhibitors impair vesicle motility and actin cytoskeleton dynamics in diverse eukaryotes

(2008) P. Dhonukshe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mechano-sensitive channels regulate the stomatal aperture in Vicia faba

(2007) Takuya Furuichi et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS