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Drosophila NOMPC is a mechanotransduction channel subunit for gentle-touch sensation.
Nature - 10 Jan 2013
Yan Zhiqiang, Zhang Wei, He Ye, Gorczyca David, Xiang Yang, Cheng Li E, Meltzer Shan, Jan Lily Yeh, Jan Yuh Nung
Abstract excerpt
Touch sensation is essential for behaviours ranging from environmental exploration to social interaction; however, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In Drosophila larvae, two types of sensory neurons, class III and class IV dendritic arborization neurons, tile the body wall. The mechanotransduction channel PIEZO in class IV neurons is essential for sensing noxious mechanical stimuli but is not...
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