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==='''Gating mechanism'''=== | ==='''Gating mechanism'''=== | ||
[[Image:PIEZO.jpg#filehistory | thumb |left|400px| upright=10| Gating | [[Image:PIEZO.jpg#filehistory | thumb |left|400px| upright=10| Membrane deformation and Gating mechanism of Piezo1 before and after activation by an external mechanical force. | ||
Legend : 1. IH, 2.OH]] | |||
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. | ||
