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OSCA/TMEM63 are an Evolutionarily Conserved Family of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels
S. Murthy, A. Dubin, T. Whitwam…·A. Patapoutian
The paper identifies OSCA proteins in plants and their homologues TMEM63 in animals as evolutionarily conserved mechanosensitive ion channels involved in mechanotransduction.
DOI 10.7554/elife.41844