Touch-sensing PIEZO2 ion channel found to also play essential role in coronary vessel development

The ion channel PIEZO2 doesn’t just convey touch stimuli. It also plays a key role in the development of coronary vessels, a team led by Annette Hammes from the Max Delbrück Center reports in Nature Cardiovascular Research. The findings could improve our understanding of congenital heart defects.

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