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TRP channels in mechanosensation

Shuh-Yow SY Lin and David P DP Corey

Curr Opin Neurobiol 15(3):8 (2005) PMID 15922584

Channels of the TRP superfamily have sensory roles in a wide variety of receptor cells, especially in mechanosensation. In some cases, the channels appear to be directly activated by mechanical force; in others, they appear to be downstream of a messenger pathway initiated by force on a non-channel sensor. A remaining challenge for most of these mechanosensory TRPs is to clarify the specific mechanism of activation.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2005.05.012
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