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==='''Gating mechanism'''=== | ==='''Gating mechanism'''=== | ||
[[Image:PIEZO.jpg#filehistory | thumb | upright=10| Gating Mechanism of Piezo1 before and after activation by an external mechanical forces]] | [[Image:PIEZO.jpg#filehistory | thumb |left|100px| upright=10| Gating Mechanism of Piezo1 before and after activation by an external mechanical forces]] | ||
Piezo1 possesses delicate force sensing and mechanotransduction mechanisms. Here, we explain how Piezo1 channels sense and transduce mechanical force | Piezo1 possesses delicate force sensing and mechanotransduction mechanisms. Here, we explain how Piezo1 channels sense and transduce mechanical force | ||
to gate the central ion-conducting pore. | to gate the central ion-conducting pore. | ||
