NDLI: Mechanical sensitivity of Piezo1 ion channels can be tuned by cellular membrane tension

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Lewis, Amanda H. Grandl, Jörg
Editor	Aldrich, Richard
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Piezo1 ion channels mediate the conversion of mechanical forces into electrical signals and are critical for responsiveness to touch in metazoans. The apparent mechanical sensitivity of Piezo1 varies substantially across cellular environments, stimulating methods and protocols, raising the fundamental questions of what precise physical stimulus activates the channel and how its stimulus sensitivity is regulated. Here, we measured Piezo1 currents evoked by membrane stretch in three patch configurations, while simultaneously visualizing and measuring membrane geometry. Building on this approach, we developed protocols to minimize resting membrane curvature and tension prior to probing Piezo1 activity. We find that Piezo1 responds to lateral membrane tension with exquisite sensitivity as compared to other mechanically activated channels and that resting tension can drive channel inactivation, thereby tuning overall mechanical sensitivity of Piezo1. Our results explain how Piezo1 can function efficiently and with adaptable sensitivity as a sensor of mechanical stimulation in diverse cellular contexts.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.12088
Starting Page	12088
File Format	PDF
ISSN	2050084X
e-ISSN	2050084X
Journal	eLife
Volume Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Publisher Date	2015-12-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuroscience Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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