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In touch: The molecular basis of mechanosensory transduction

Author(s) -

Lijun Kang,

Seth A. Wescott,

Wei Li,

X.Z. Shawn Xu

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the biochemist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126

H-Index - 7

eISSN - 1740-1194

pISSN - 0954-982X

DOI - 10.1042/bio03306018

Subject(s) - mechanosensitive channels , transduction (biophysics) , caenorhabditis elegans , drosophila melanogaster , mechanosensation , biology , electrophysiology , neuroscience , mechanotransduction , transient receptor potential channel , communication , genetics , ion channel , gene , biophysics , psychology , receptor

Nearly all species employ mechanosensitive channels to detect mechanical cues, such as touch and sound waves, and convert these mechanical forces into electrochemical signals. Genetic, biochemical and electrophysiological studies of touch-insensitive mutants in model organisms such as Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster provide insights into the molecular basis of mechanosensory transduction.

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