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Comment
. 2015;9(1):1-2.
doi: 10.4161/19336950.2014.986623.

Endothelial Piezo1: life depends on it

Jing Li  1 , Bing Hou, David J Beech
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Endothelial Piezo1: life depends on it

Jing Li et al. Channels (Austin). 2015.
No abstract available

Keywords: calcium ion; calpain; embryo; endothelial cell; mechanically-activated; nitric oxide synthase; non-selective cationic channel; shear stress; vasculature.

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Figure 1.
Simplified model for Piezo1 signaling in endothelial cells.
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Comment on

  • Piezo1 integration of vascular architecture with physiological force.
    Li J, Hou B, Tumova S, Muraki K, Bruns A, Ludlow MJ, Sedo A, Hyman AJ, McKeown L, Young RS, Yuldasheva NY, Majeed Y, Wilson LA, Rode B, Bailey MA, Kim HR, Fu Z, Carter DA, Bilton J, Imrie H, Ajuh P, Dear TN, Cubbon RM, Kearney MT, Prasad RK, Evans PC, Ainscough JF, Beech DJ. Li J, et al. Nature. 2014 Nov 13;515(7526):279-282. doi: 10.1038/nature13701. Epub 2014 Aug 10. Nature. 2014. PMID: 25119035 Free PMC article.

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