The bacterial mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS) is a well-studied model of how mechanical forces from the membrane can be sensed by an embedded protein. A recent study by Zhang et al. visualizes how MscS behaves under membrane tension, entering a desensitized state when it loses all coordinated lipids.

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不仅仅是封闭和开放：解开机械传感器

小电导的细菌机械敏感通道 (MscS) 是一个经过充分研究的模型，研究了嵌入的蛋白质如何感知来自膜的机械力。Zhang等人最近的一项研究。可视化 MscS 在膜张力下的行为，当它失去所有协调的脂质时进入脱敏状态。