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Touch sensation requires the mechanically-gated ion channel Elkin1

2023-06-09

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The slightest touch to the skin initiates tactile perception that is almost immediate 1 . The extraordinary speed of touch perception is enabled by mechanically-activated ion channels, the opening of which excites the endings of sensory neurons innervating the skin to initiate sensation. Here we identify a new mechanically-activated ion channel, Elkin1 2 , that, when ablated in mice, leads to a profound behaviou...

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Literature Corpus work: c76e5874-ad50-5334-8351-c5627a2d68d7
DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.09.544247

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