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Do mechanosensitive Piezo channels set in motion cell volume regulation?

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The author is grateful to Julia W. Nalwalk for critical reading and helpful comments on the manuscript.

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The work in the author’s laboratory is supported by NIH grant R01 NS111943.

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This commentary is dedicated to the memory of Frederick Sachs, a trailblazer in the field of mechanosensitive ion channels who passed away in December 2023 in his hometown of Buffalo, NY.

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Mongin, A.A. Do mechanosensitive Piezo channels set in motion cell volume regulation?. Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol 476, 1019–1021 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-024-02973-6

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