title: Estimating the sensitivity of mechanosensitive ion channels to membrane strain and tension.
authors.affiliation: Bone and Mineral Centre, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom. gcharras@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Guillaume T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Charras
authors.forename: Beatrice A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.forename: Mike A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000502:physiology; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000502:physiology; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000379:methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure; D051381:Rats; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels