2023
Molecular insights into the force-from-lipids gating of mechanosensitive channels
Bavi N, Cox C, Nikolaev Y, Martinac B. Molecular insights into the force-from-lipids gating of mechanosensitive channels. Current Opinion In Physiology 2023, 36: 100706. DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2023.100706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMS channel gatingChannel gatingLipid bilayersMechanosensitive ion channelsLipid principleMechanosensitive channelsChannel proteinsPhysiological processesMolecular underpinningsMolecular insightsMembrane tensionIon channelsMolecular interactionsMechanical forcesCurrent understandingBilayer thinningNew insightsGatingBilayersBlood pressure regulationProteinRegulationInsightsCellsPressure regulation
2019
Mammalian TRP ion channels are insensitive to membrane stretch
Nikolaev YA, Cox CD, Ridone P, Rohde PR, Cordero-Morales JF, Vásquez V, Laver DR, Martinac B. Mammalian TRP ion channels are insensitive to membrane stretch. Journal Of Cell Science 2019, 132: jcs238360. PMID: 31722978, PMCID: PMC6918743, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.238360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRP channelsTouch-insensitive mutantsMembrane stretchIon channelsTRP ion channel familyIon channel familyTransient receptor potential (TRP) ion channelsTRP ion channelsMammalian subfamiliesMammalian membersPotential ion channelsArtificial bilayer systemInsensitive mutantsCytoplasmic tethersDownstream componentsMechanosensory processesSignaling cascadesChannel familyCellular componentsBlood pressure regulationCell membraneCerebrospinal fluid flowMechanical forcesStretch activationPressure regulation