Range |
~10 MscL: 5 MscS: 1 MscM mN/meter
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Organism |
Unspecified |
Reference |
Haswell ES, Phillips R, Rees DC. Mechanosensitive channels: what can they do and how do they do it? Structure. 2011 Oct 12 19(10):1356-69. p.1358 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID22000509
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Primary Source |
Kung C, Martinac B, Sukharev S. Mechanosensitive channels in microbes. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2010 64: 313-29.PubMed ID20825352
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Comments |
MscL=Mechanosensitive
channel of Large conductance. MscS=Mechanosensitive
channel of Small conductance. MscM=the mini-conductance channel. Different MS channels have characteristic tension
thresholds for opening, with MscL, MscS, and MscM requiring
~10, 5, and 1 mN m-1 (primary source), respectively, perhaps allowing a graded response in cells to imposed tension gradients. |
Entered by |
Uri M |
ID |
107622 |