Baculovirus-mediated gene transfer enables functional expression of PIEZO1 ion channel in isolated muscle satellite cells
Akira Murakami, Ayuno Masuda, Takumi Hirakawa, Riku Nakanishi, Kotaro Hirano, Masaki Tsuchiya, Keiko Nonomura, Yusuke Ono, Takashi Murayama, Yuji Hara
This study develops a baculovirus-mediated method to express PIEZO1 in muscle satellite cells, restoring their proliferative capacity and enabling functional studies of large proteins.
Journal of Cell Science · Mar 18, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology