PIEZO2 in somatosensory neurons controls gastrointestinal transit
M. Rocio Servin‐Vences, Ruby M. Lam, Alize Koolen, Yu Wang, Dimah N. Saade, Meaghan C. Loud, Halil S. Kacmaz, Suzanne Frausto, Yunxiao Zhang, Arthur Beyder, Kara L. Marshall, Carsten G. Bönnemann, Alexander Theodore Chesler, Ardem Patapoutian
The paper shows that PIEZO2 in dorsal root ganglia neurons regulates gut motility by sensing mechanical stretch, affecting gastrointestinal transit.
Cell · Aug 1, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience