Composite of Cryo-Electron Microscopy Image Showing Lipid Vesicles W/ Embedded Piezo Channels,& Pie (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Composite of Cryo-Electron Microscopy Image Showing Lipid Vesicles W/ Embedded Piezo Channels,& Pie

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Composite of a cryo-electron microscopy image showing lipid vesicles with embedded Piezo channels, and the Piezo channel structure (top). Topographic image of a single Piezo channel under force as recorded by high-speed atomic force microscopy (circle) and its lateral expansion in the membrane as a function of applied force (right).

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Dr. Simon Scheuring

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