Sensory transduction: Merkel cells bring a delicate touch

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Natasha Bray. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2014 Jun.

. 2014 Jun;15(6):348-9.

doi: 10.1038/nrn3748. Epub 2014 Apr 25.

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Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors.
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Piezo2 is required for Merkel-cell mechanotransduction.
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