ReviewEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ1994
Mechanosensitivity of cell membranes. Ion channels, lipid matrix and cytoskeleton.
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- Revisiting Theories of Humidity Transduction: A Focus on Electrophysiological Data.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Article
- Acoustic neuromodulation from a basic science prospective.Journal of therapeutic ultrasound · 2016Review
- The capacitance and electromechanical coupling of lipid membranes close to transitions: the effect of electrostriction.Biophysical journal · 2012Article
- Cell membrane tethers generate mechanical force in response to electrical stimulation.Biophysical journal · 2010Article
- Hair cell bundles: flexoelectric motors of the inner ear.PloS one · 2009Article
- Mechanical and biochemical modeling of cortical oscillations in spreading cells.Biophysical journal · 2008Article
- Effects of chlorpromazine and trinitrophenol on the membrane motor of outer hair cells.Biophysical journal · 2007Article
- A common mechanism underlies stretch activation and receptor activation of TRPC6 channels.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2006Article
- Changes in mechanosensitive channel gating following mechanical stimulation in skeletal muscle myotubes from the mdx mouse.The Journal of physiology · 2002Article
- A membrane bending model of outer hair cell electromotility.Biophysical journal · 2000Article
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Abstract
Physical and biophysical mechanisms of mechano-sensitivity of cell membranes are reviewed. The possible roles of the lipid matrix and of the cytoskeleton in membrane mechanoreception are discussed. Techniques for generation of static strains and dynamic curvatures of membrane patches are considered. A unified model for stress-activated and stress-inactivated ion channels under static strains is described. A review of work on stress-sensitive pores in lipid-peptide model membranes is presented. The possible role of flexoelectricity in mechano-electric transduction, e.g. in auditory receptors is discussed. Studies of flexoelectricity in model lipid membranes, lipid-peptide membranes and natural membranes containing ion channels are reviewed. Finally, possible applications in molecular electronics of mechanosensors employing some of the recognized principles of mechano-electric transduction in natural membranes are discussed.
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