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Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

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  • Srdjan Maksimovic

    (Columbia University)

  • Masashi Nakatani

    (Columbia University
    Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8526, Japan)

  • Yoshichika Baba

    (Columbia University)

  • Aislyn M. Nelson

    (Columbia University
    Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Kara L. Marshall

    (Columbia University)

  • Scott A. Wellnitz

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Pervez Firozi

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Seung-Hyun Woo

    (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute)

  • Sanjeev Ranade

    (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute)

  • Ardem Patapoutian

    (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute)

  • Ellen A. Lumpkin

    (Columbia University
    Columbia University
    Program in Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia University)

Abstract

The cellular basis of touch has long been debated, in particular the relationship between sensory neurons and non-neuronal cells; a mouse study uses optogenetics to identify their distinct and collaborative roles, with skin-derived Merkel cells both transducing touch and actively tuning responses of touch-sensitive neurons.

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  • Srdjan Maksimovic & Masashi Nakatani & Yoshichika Baba & Aislyn M. Nelson & Kara L. Marshall & Scott A. Wellnitz & Pervez Firozi & Seung-Hyun Woo & Sanjeev Ranade & Ardem Patapoutian & Ellen A. Lumpki, 2014. "Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors," Nature, Nature, vol. 509(7502), pages 617-621, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:509:y:2014:i:7502:d:10.1038_nature13250
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13250
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