The link between muscle degeneration and mechanosensitive ion channels: Jeff Lansman
University of California - San Francisco
Jan. 6, 2010 (Hosted by Osama Ahmed)
Dr. Jeff Lansman explains what mechanosensitive ion channels are and their role in helping a cell sense forces such as touch. He’s using a genetic approach to understand how a mutation that causes cytoskeletal protein loss can lead to muscle death. Near the end, he shares with us how his interest in marine biology inspired him to study ion channels.
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Keywords: Ion Channels, Mechanosensitivity, Muscular Dystrophy, Skeletal Muscles
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