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A Cross-Species Analysis Reveals a General Role for Piezo2 in Mechanosensory Specialization of Trigeminal Ganglia from Tactile Specialist Birds

Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: A major challenge in biology is to link cellular and molecular variations with behavioral phenotypes. Here, we studied somatosensory neurons from a panel of bird species from the family Anatidae, known for their tactile-based foraging behavior ...
Eve R. Schneider, Evan O. Anderson, Viktor V. Feketa, Marco Mastrotto, Yury A. Nikolaev, Elena O. Gracheva, Sviatoslav N. Bagriantsev   +6 more
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Remote Magnetomechanical Neuromodulation Uncovers Therapeutic Mechanisms for Alleviating Parkinsonian Symptoms in Freely Moving Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Magnetomechanical neuromodulation using magnetic nanodiscs enables remote activation of neurons. In a hemiparkinsonian mouse model, alternating magnetic fields actuate the nanodiscs to generate torque that opens mechanosensitive ion channels within the subthalamic nucleus, thereby modulating basal ganglia motor circuitry.
Anouk Wolters, Lorenzo Signorelli, Christian Herff, Sophia Gimple, Renzo Riemens, Gunter Kenis, Kim Rijkers, Hamed Shabani, Jyh‐Jang Sun, Yasin Temel, Hans Clusmann, Danijela Gregurec, Sarah‐Anna Hescham   +12 more
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Structure-guided examination of the mechanogating mechanism of PIEZO2 [PDF]

, 2019
Piezo channels are mechanically activated ion channels that confer mechanosensitivity to a variety of different cell types. Piezos oligomerize as propeller-shaped homotrimers that are thought to locally curve the membrane into spherical domes that ...
Heppenstall P. A., Lechner S. G., Schrenk-Siemens K., Schaefer I., Taberner F. J., Prato V.   +5 more
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Transposable Element–Driven PIEZO Mutation Enhances Locust Flight in Plateau Hypoxia

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Why transposable elements (TEs) persisted or expanded in genomes remains a mystery. Using integrated analysis of TE macro‐ and microevolution in locusts, our results showed that thousands of TE insertions promoted widespread adaptive variation. Subfamilies of candidate adaptive TEs amplified and reshaped species‐level genomic architecture.
Xuanzhao Li, Ying Liu, Longsheng Xing, Xianliang Huang, Yingming Sun, Lei Yue, Yuze Zhang, Huilong Du, Bing Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Innervated Human Skin Equivalent that Electrically Encodes Mechanical and Thermal Stimuli

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An innervated human skin equivalent is integrated with high‐density microelectrode arrays to reveal how engineered free nerve ending–like structures translate touch and temperature into electrical codes. Mechanical indentation and thermal stimulation engage the engineered somatosensory circuitry and evoke distinct firing and waveform signatures ...
Daniele Bellantoni, Costantino Casale, Marika Sperduti, Nevio L. Tagliamonte, Giorgia Imparato, Loredana Zollo, Paolo A. Netti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gain-of-function mutations in the mechanically activated ion channel PIEZO2 cause a subtype of Distal Arthrogryposis

, 2016
Mechanotransduction, the pathway by which mechanical forces are translated to biological signals, plays important but poorly characterized roles in physiology. PIEZOs are recently identified, widely expressed, mechanically activated ion channels that are
Lebo, M., Houge, G., Sunyaev, Shamil, Mathur, J., Bandell, M., Riemer, G., Stitziel, N., Patapoutian, A., Rehm, H., Murray, M. F., Steen, U., Hoischen, A., Maas, R. L., Coste, B., Giovanni, M. A., Steen, V. M., Weiss, Scott, Wood, J. N., Cox, J., Philippakis, A.   +19 more
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Neuromorphic Devices and Computing for Sensing, Memory, and Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review introduces neuromorphic devices made from diverse materials. These devices mimic neuronal functions and architectures and, when integrated with artificial or biological computing, can form closed loops with neurons for pressure, optical, acoustic, and biochemical sensing and modulation.
Zhengguang Zhu, Nicholas Schaffer, Xiao Yang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matrix Stiffness Orchestrates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Lineage Commitment Toward Osteogenesis and Adipogenesis Through the PIEZO1/SP1/STC2 Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Matrix stiffness directs mesenchymal stem cell lineage commitment through PIEZO1‐dependent activation of the SP1/STC2 pathway. Stiff matrices favor osteogenesis and suppress adipogenesis, whereas the loss of PIEZO1 function impairs early bone formation. STC2 retains lineage‐regulatory activity even when PIEZO1 is inactive.
Shuo Zhang, Siteng Li, Wenzhong Chen, Qingcheng Song, Haiyue Zhao, Peng Wang, Yiran Zhang, Wenquan Liang, Shaowei Zheng, Juan Wang, Wei Chen, Yanbin Zhu, Yingze Zhang   +12 more
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The Adipose‐Sympathetic Nerve Crosstalk: FSTL1 as an Adipocyte‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor for WAT Browning

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
As a novel adipose‐derived neurotrophic factor, Follistatin‐like 1 is endocytosed by sympathetic neurons primarily via tropomyosin‐related kinase B. This process promotes sympathetic innervation in adipose tissue and norepinephrine release, leading to white adipose tissue browning, enhanced thermogenesis, and anti‐obesity effects in mice.
Xiao‐Wei Jia, Jia‐Xin Liu, Rui‐Ping Wang, Xue‐Qin Wu, Yao Che, Mu‐Chen Wu, Hong‐Wei Shang, Xin Lu, Tao Lu, Lu‐Lu Wang, Chun‐Yan Jiang, Dong‐Liang Fang, Chun Yang, Yan Gao   +13 more
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Remodelling of human atrial K+ currents but not ion channel expression by chronic β-blockade [PDF]

, 2011
Chronic β-adrenoceptor antagonist (β-blocker) treatment in patients is associated with a potentially anti-arrhythmic prolongation of the atrial action potential duration (APD), which may involve remodelling of repolarising K+ currents.
Currie, S., Tellez, James O, Julie A. Russell, Kane, Kathleen A, Jhund, Pardeep S, Boyett, M.R., Rankin, A.C., Pardeep S. Jhund, Mark R. Boyett, Dempster, John, Marshall, Gillian E., John Dempster, Currie, Susan, Russell, J.A., Workman, Antony J., Marshall, Gillian E, Workman, A.J., Marshall, G.E., Russell, Julie A, Dempster, J., Rankin, Andrew C, Russell, Julie A., Gillian E. Marshall, Tellez, James O., Boyett, Mark R, Kathleen A. Kane, Boyett, Mark R., Andrew C. Rankin, Rankin, Andrew C., Kane, K.A., Workman, Antony J, Tellez, J.O., Antony J. Workman, Kane, Kathleen A., Jhund, P.S., Susan Currie, James O. Tellez, Jhund, Pardeep S.   +37 more
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