Jedi1 (IUPAC name: 2-methyl-5-phenylfuran-3-carboxylic acid) is a chemical compound which acts as an agonist for the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1, and is used in research into the function of touch perception.[1][2]
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- ^ Wang Y, Chi S, Guo H, Li G, Wang L, Zhao Q, et al. (April 2018). "A lever-like transduction pathway for long-distance chemical- and mechano-gating of the mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel". Nature Communications. 9 (1): 1300. Bibcode:2018NatCo...9.1300W. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03570-9. PMC 5880808. PMID 29610524.
- ^ Fang XZ, Zhou T, Xu JQ, Wang YX, Sun MM, He YJ, Pan SW, Xiong W, Peng ZK, Gao XH, Shang Y (January 2021). "Structure, kinetic properties and biological function of mechanosensitive Piezo channels". Cell & Bioscience. 11 (1): 13. doi:10.1186/s13578-020-00522-z. PMC 7796548. PMID 33422128.
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