#ELKIN1
𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 workshop hosted by @neuroalc.bsky.social Great start with the @embo.org 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 by Prof. Gary Lewin from the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin.
#mechanobiology #mechanotransduction #piezochannels #ELKIN1 #woundhealing #cadherins #MECHANO2026
May 21, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Dokunma algısı ile bağlantılı ikinci iyon kanalı keşfedilmiş. Elkin1, ağrı tedavisi için bir hedef olabilirmiş.
Elkin1'in yokluğu dokunma hassasiyetini azaltıyormuş. +👇

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March 4, 2024 at 10:03 AM
握手したりハグを感じとるには触覚が必要となる🤝

しかし今まで触覚タンパク質としてPiezo2しか見つかっていなかった。
本日、第2の触覚イオンチャネルとして"Elkin1"が発見された。
Elkin1遺伝子を欠損させたマウスでは接触反応性が低下した。

触覚認識の理解を深め、慢性疼痛の治療に繋がる研究
March 1, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Second ion channel tied to touch perception uncovered by Gary Lewin and Sampurna Chakrabarti: #Elkin1 could be a target for pain therapy, the team writes in Science.

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A new channel for touch
Touch is a fundamental, yet scarcely understood, sense. Now, the team led by Gary Lewin at the Max Delbrück Center has discovered a second ion channel associated with touch perception. Elkin1 could be...
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March 1, 2024 at 9:01 AM
RRID:SCR_007370, was just reported to be used in "The mechanosensitive channel ELKIN1 regulates cellular adaptations to simulated microgravity". Thank you for making your methods matter! #reproducibility #RRID
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April 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Araştırmacılar Elkin1 geninden yoksun genetiği değiştirilmiş fareler yetiştirmişler. Daha sonra, kemirgenlerin arka patilerini bir pamuk tomurcuğuyla hafifçe okşadıkları basit davranış deneyleri gerçekleştirdiler.
March 4, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Normalde, normal fareler pamuk tomurcuğuna yüzde 90 oranında tepki verirlermiş. Buna karşılık, Elkin1'den yoksun fareler vakaların sadece yarısında tepki vermiş.
March 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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A new channel for touch
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【原著論文】
SAMPURNA CHAKRABARTI, et al. "Touch sensation requires the mechanically gated ion channel ELKIN1" Science, 29 Feb 2024, Vol 383, Issue 6686 pp. 992-998
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Touch sensation requires the mechanically gated ion channel ELKIN1
ELKIN1 is an ion channel important for touch mechanosensation in mice and potentially in humans.
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March 1, 2024 at 2:29 AM
How a light touch registers on the skin
How a light touch registers on the skin
Experiments suggest that the protein ELKIN1 helps sensory nerve cells to carry the signal of gentle contact to the brain.
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March 8, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Touch sensation requires the mechanically gated ion channel ELKIN1
Touch sensation requires the mechanically gated ion channel ELKIN1
Science, Volume 383, Issue 6686 , Page 992-998, March 2024.
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February 29, 2024 at 7:05 PM