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A ‘gentle touch’ molecule confers light tactile sensation in humans—and perhaps in individual cells

by Editor March 2, 2024, 8:05 pm 1.4k Views

We discovered a 'gentle touch' molecule is essential for light tactile sensation in humans—and perhaps in individual cells

Mouse neurons with the new ion channel ELKIN1 (cyan), which is responsible for touch sensation, nucleus (yellow) and the already known ion channel PIEZO2 (magenta). Credit: Sampurna Chakrabarti / Max Delbrück Center

You were probably taught that we have five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. This is not quite right: “touch” is not a…

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A ‘gentle touch’ molecule confers light tactile sensation in humans—and perhaps in individual cells

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