Acid-sensing ion channels: dual function proteins for chemo-sensing and mechano-sensing

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Yuan-Ren Cheng · Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica

Bo-Yang Jiang · Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica

Chih‐Cheng Chen · National Taiwan University

Abstract

Together, ASICs are dual-function proteins for both chemosensation and mechanosensation involved in monitoring physiological homoeostasis and pathological signals.

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Ion Transport and Channel Regulation Ion channel regulation and function Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

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Published in: Journal of Biomedical Science

Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 46-46

DOI: 10.1186/s12929-018-0448-y

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Acid-sensing ion channels: dual function proteins for chemo-sensing and mechano-sensing

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