Bacterial mechanosensitive channels: Models for studying mechanosensory transduction

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 952-969

  Martinac, Boris ^a,b   Nomura, Takeshi ^a   Chi, Gamma ^c   Petrov, Evgeny ^a   Rohde, Paul R ^a   Battle, Andrew R ^d,e   Foo, Alexander ^c   Constantine, Maryrose ^a   Rothnagel, Rosalba ^c   Carne, Sonia ^e   Deplazes, Evelyne ^c   Cornell, Bruce ^e   Cranfield, Charles G ^a,b   Hankamer, Ben ^c   Landsberg, Michael J ^c  

^a VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e SURGICAL DIAGNOSTICS PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893826273     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: 15577716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5471     Document Type: Review

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