Adrian Seminar Series - Annual Lecture "How Do You Feel? Ion channels that sense mechanical force"

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• Ardem Patapoutian, The Scripps Research Institute, California
• Monday 21 November 2016, 16:30-18:00
• The Physiology Lecture Theatre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience.

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Mechanotransduction is perhaps the last sensory modality not understood at the molecular level. Proteins/ion channels that sense mechanical force are postulated to play critical roles in sensing touch/pain (somatosensation), sound (hearing), sheer stress (cardiovascular function), etc.; however, the identity of ion channels involved in sensing mechanical force has remained elusive. We identified Piezo1 and Piezo2, mechanically-activated cation channels that are expressed in many mechanosensitive cell types. We demonstrated that Piezos constitute an evolutionarily conserved family of mechanically-activated cation channels. We further showed that Piezo1 is a shear stress sensor in vascular endothelial cells, while Piezo2 is the major transducer of mechanical forces for touch sensation in mice. Current efforts focus on understanding structure-function relationship of Piezo proteins, and elucidating their physiological roles in various biological processes and diseases that depend on mechanotransduction. Finally, we are searching for novel mechanosensors.

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