Structural basis for mechanotransduction in a potassium-dependent mechanosensitive ion channel

Mechanosensitive ion channels mediate biological force sensation, but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, authors present the structural basis of mechanotransduction in an ion channel revealed by cryo-electron microscopy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonathan Mount, Grigory Maksaev, Brock T. Summers, James A. J. Fitzpatrick, Peng Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34737-0