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This paper changed my life: Learning the molecular rules of cell identity

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By Ardem Patapoutian
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Answers have been edited for length and clarity. What paper changed your life? Expression of a single transfected cDNA converts fibroblasts to myoblasts. Davis R.L., Weintraub H., Lassar A.B. Cell (1987) In this landmark paper, Robert Davis, Harold Weintraub and Andrew Lassar described the cloning and functional characterization of MyoD, a transcription factor whose expression alone was sufficient to convert fibroblasts into muscle cells.
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Ardem Patapoutian

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By Ardem Patapoutian
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Ardem Patapoutian is professor of neuroscience and Presidential Endowed Chair in Neurobiology at Scripps Research. He is a molecular biologist specializing in sensory transduction, and his research has led to the identification of receptors activated by temperature and pressure. His laboratory has shown that these ion channels play crucial roles in sensing temperature, touch, proprioception, pain, and blood pressure. Patapoutian is an American scientist of Armenian origin.
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The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2 - Nature

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By Eric M Mulhall, Oleg Yarishkin, Rose Hill, Anna Koster, Ardem Patapoutian
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Abstract PIEZOs are mechanically gated ion channels that transduce force into electrochemical signals1. PIEZO1 responds to diverse stimuli including membrane stretch2 and shear stress3, whereas PIEZO2 is generally tuned to detect cellular indentation4,5. The functional specialization of PIEZO2 is proposed to underlie its distinct physiological roles, including mediating the sense of touch6,7. How PIEZO2 achieves this selectivity despite its close structural similarity to PIEZO1 is unclear.
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