PhysiologybioRxiv
Mechanosensitive pore opening of a prokaryotic voltage-gated sodium channel
P. R. Strege, L. M. Cowan, C. Alcaino…·A. Beyder
This study investigates the mechanosensitivity of NaChBac, a prokaryotic sodium channel, showing that force-induced pore opening, not voltage sensor activation, drives its response to mechanical stress.
DOI 10.7554/elife.79271