Sentences with phrase «mechanosensitive channel protein»
The researchers found that puffing activated a mechanosensitive channel protein called TRPV4, which is enriched in the membrane of neuronal axons and allows calcium ions to enter the cell.
The valve consists of a channelprotein, the mechanosensitivechannel of large conductance (MscL) from Escherichia coli, modified by attachment of synthetic compounds that undergo light - induced charge separation to reversibly open and close a 3 - nanometer pore.