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Stretch response of the mechano-gated channel TMEM63A in membrane patches and single cells

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | January 8, 2024 | Volume: 326 | Issue: 2 | Pages: C622-C631

10.1152/ajpcell.00583.2023 | PMID 38189136

TMEM63A has biophysical features distinctive for mechano-gated cation channels, but some properties are less clear, including no functional information in whole cells. We report that pressure-dependent yet voltage-independent TMEM63A currents in cell membrane patches correlated with cell size. In addition, radial stretch of whole cells on flexible membranes increased the [Ca2+]i responses more in TMEM63A-transfected cells. Inward TMEM63A currents in response to high stretch can depolarize plasma membranes and contribute to a sustained [Ca2+]i increase.