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Mechanosensor of lung inflation identified

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The Piezo2 protein senses changes in lung volume, acting in different neurons to convey this information to the brain. This finding adds to the list of roles for Piezo2 in mechanosensation. See Article p.176

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Figure 1: Regulation of respiration by Piezo2.

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  1. Christo Goridis is at the Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole normale supérieure (IBENS), INSERM, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France.,

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Goridis, C. Mechanosensor of lung inflation identified. Nature 541, 165–166 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21111

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