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Jonathan Alexis García-Contreras

Max Delbrück Center

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Neuroscience· 3 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Gary R. LewiniD· 4 shared Valérie BégayiD· 3 shared Annette HammesiD· 2 shared Mireia Pampols-PereziD· 2 shared Oscar Sánchez-CarranzaiD· 2 shared Sampurna ChakrabartiiD· 2 shared Alessandro SantuziD· 1 shared Andrea Fernanda Campos-PéreziD· 1 shared

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Mechanically-gated currents in mouse sensory neurons lacking PIEZO2

Oscar Sánchez-Carranza, Valérie Bégay, Sampurna Chakrabarti, Mireia Pampols-Perez, Lin Wang, Jonathan Alexis García-Contreras, Annette Hammes, Gary R. Lewin

This study examines mechanosensitive currents in sensory neurons lacking PIEZO2, finding no significant reduction in current sensitivity but a moderate decrease in rapidly adapting currents.

Biophysical Journal · Nov 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Mechanosensitive PIEZO2 channels shape coronary artery development

Mireia Pampols-Perez, Carina Fürst, Oscar Sánchez-Carranza, Elena Cano, Jonathan Alexis García-Contreras, Lisa Mais, Wenhan Luo, Sandra Raimundo, Eric L. Lindberg, Martin Taube, Arnd Heuser, Anje Sporbert, Dagmar Kainmueller, Miguel O. Bernabéu, Norbert Hübner, , Annette Hammes

This study shows PIEZO2 channels are critical for coronary artery development, as their absence causes vessel malformations and cardiac issues in mice.

Nature Cardiovascular Research · Jun 27, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

TENM4 is an essential transduction component for touch

Mohammed A. Khallaf, Angela Tzu-Lun Huang, Letizia Dalmasso, Sampurna Chakrabarti, Rowena Groeneveld, Yinth Andrea Bernal Sierra, Jonathan Alexis García-Contreras, Emilie Nello, Anja Schütz, Valérie Bégay, Alessandro Santuz, Sarah Hedtrich, Wei Hong Zhong, Christina Schiel, Steven J. Middleton, , Gary R. Lewin

This study identifies TENM4 as an essential extracellular linker protein for mechanotransduction in mechanoreceptors, showing its role in touch sensitivity.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Lack of evidence for participation of TMEM150c/TENTONIN3 in sensory mechanotransduction.

Julia Ojeda‐Alonso, Valérie Bégay, Jonathan Alexis García-Contreras, Andrea Fernanda Campos-Pérez, Bettina Purfürst, Gary R. Lewin

This study investigates whether TMEM150c forms a mechanosensitive ion channel or is required for mechanosensitivity in sensory neurons, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Journal of General Physiology · Sep 29, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience