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Flow-sensitive K+ channels link flow to piezo1/PI3K/Akt1 pathway
Sang Joon Ahn, Katie Beverley, Sara T. Granados…·Irena Levitan
This study shows Kir2.1 channels link flow-induced signaling to Piezo1/PI3K/Akt1 pathways, restoring flow-induced vasodilation in Kir2.1-deficient endothelium.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.10.710828