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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022

Yoda1's energetic footprint on Piezo1 channels and its modulation by voltage and temperature.

Tharaka D Wijerathne, Alper D Ozkan, Jérôme J Lacroix

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Yoda molecules agonize PIEZO2.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  5. Mechanosensitive Piezo1 Channels in Enamel Cells.Calcified tissue international · 2026
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  9. Mechanosensitive Channels Mediate Pancreatic β Cells Reactive Oxygen Species Formation and Downregulation of Essential Genes During Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025
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  12. Pharmacology of PIEZO1 channels.British journal of pharmacology · 2024
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  15. The chondrocyte "mechanome": Activation of the mechanosensitive ion channels TRPV4 and PIEZO1 drives unique transcriptional signatures.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024
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  19. Mechanosensing in Metabolism.Comprehensive Physiology · 2023
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  20. Structural and thermodynamic framework for PIEZO1 modulation by small molecules.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tharaka D WijerathneGraduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766.ORCID 0000-0002-6900-3272
Alper D OzkanGraduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766.ORCID 0000-0001-7467-4022
Jérôme J LacroixGraduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766.ORCID 0000-0001-5687-0652
Western University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION OF PIEZO1 CHANNELSR01GM130834 · NIGMS · WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Yun Lyna LUO, Jerome Lacroix · 2019 to 2026
$2.8M
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM130834NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM130834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Piezo1 channels are essential mechanically activated ion channels in vertebrates. Their selective activation by the synthetic chemical activator Yoda1 opened new avenues to probe their gating mechanisms and develop novel pharmaceuticals. Yet, the nature and extent of Piezo1 functions modulated by this small molecule remain unclear. Here we close this gap by conducting a comprehensive biophysical investigation of the effects of Yoda1 on mouse Piezo1 in mammalian cells. Using calcium imaging, we first show that cysteine bridges known to inhibit mechanically evoked Piezo1 currents also inhibit activation by Yoda1, suggesting Yoda1 acts by energetically modulating mechanosensory domains. The presence of Yoda1 alters single-channel dwell times and macroscopic kinetics consistent with a dual and reciprocal energetic modulation of open and shut states. Critically, we further discovered that the electrophysiological effects of Yoda1 depend on membrane potential and temperature, two other Piezo1 modulators. This work illuminates a complex interplay between physical and chemical modulators of Piezo1 channels.

Indexed as

Ion ChannelsMechanotransduction, CellularPyrazinesThiadiazolesAnimalsMembrane PotentialsMiceTemperatureIon ChannelsPiezo1 protein, mousePyrazinesThiadiazolesyoda-1mechanotransductionmembrane potentialPiezo1temperatureYoda1

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PMID35858335
PMCPMC9303978
OpenAlexW4285014866

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