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The Piezo channel is used by migrating cells to sense compressive load
Nishit Srivastava, David Traynor, Alexandre J. Kabla, Robert R. Kay
This study shows that migrating Dictyostelium cells use the Piezo channel to sense compressive force, leading to calcium influx and bleb-based motility.
DOI 10.1101/534172