Touch at the molecular level. Mechanosensation

J García-Añoveros; D P Corey

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00537-7

Touch at the molecular level. Mechanosensation

Curr Biol. 1996 May 1;6(5):541-3. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00537-7.

Authors

J García-Añoveros¹, D P Corey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Wellman 414, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.

PMID: 8805263
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00537-7

Abstract

The cloning of genes needed for gentle-touch sensitivity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has provided new molecular details about a proposed mechanosensory ion channel complex.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics*
Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology*
Cloning, Molecular
Mutation
Proprioception / genetics*