Piezo Channels, Volume 79, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Membranes series is targeted toward scientists and researchers in biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology, providing the necessary membrane research to assist them in discovering the current state of a particular field and where that field is heading. This volume offers an up-to-date presentation of the current knowledge in the field of Piezo Channels. Written by leading experts in the fieldContains original material, both textual and illustrative, that make it a very relevant referencePresented in a very comprehensive mannerIdeal reference for both researchers in the field and general readers who will find this book to be relevant and up-to-date INDICE: 1. A tour de force: the discovery, properties, and function of Piezo channelsPhilip A. Gottlieb2. Piezo1 channels in vascular development and the sensing of shear stressDavid J. Beech3. Origin of the force: The Force-from-lipids principle applied to Piezo channelsBoris Martinac4. Diseases of PIEZO channel genesSeth L. Alper5. The structural basis for sensing by the Piezo1 proteinMaojun Yang6. In Touch With the Mechanosensitive Piezo Channels: Structure, Ion Permeation and MechanotransductionBailong Xiao7. Piezo2 in cutaneous and proprioceptive mechanotransduction in vertebratesSviatoslav N. Bagriantsev8. Mechanosensitive Piezo channels in the Gastrointestinal TractArthur Beyder9. Regulation of piezo channels by cellular signaling pathwaysTibor Rohacs10. Role of Piezo channels in joint health and injuryWolfgang Liedtke11. The Kinetics and the Permeation Properties of Piezo ChannelsFrederick Sachs, Radhakrishnan Gnanasambandam and Philip A. Gottlieb 12. A microfluidic approach for studying Piezo channelsSusan Z. Hua, Philip A. Gottlieb and Mohammad Mehdi Maneshi 13. TBCSergei Sukharev
- ISBN: 978-0-12-809389-4
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés