recent publications

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  • Dubin, A. E., Schmidt, M., Mathur, J., Petrus, M. J., Xiao, B. L., Coste, B., Patapoutian, A. Inflammatory signals enhance piezo2-mediated mechanosensitive currents Cell Reports  2012 2:511-517  DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2012.07.014  PMID:22921401  PMCID:PMC3462303
  • Coste, B., Xiao, B. L., Santos, J. S., Syeda, R., Grandl, J., Spencer, K. S., Kim, S. E., Schmidt, M., Mathur, J., Dubin, A. E., Montal, M., Patapoutian, A. Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels Nature  2012 483:176-181  DOI:10.1038/nature10812  PMID:22343900  PMCID:PMC3297710
  • Xiao, B. L., Coste, B., Mathur, J., Patapoutian, A. Temperature-dependent STIM1 activation induces Ca(2+) influx and modulates gene expression Nature Chemical Biology  2011 7:351-358  DOI:10.1038/nchembio.558  PMID:21499266  PMCID:PMC3097298
  • Xiao, B. L., Patapoutian, A. Scratching the surface: A role of pain-sensing TRPA1 in itch Nature Neuroscience  2011 14:540-542  DOI:10.1038/nn.2813  PMID:21522144