MscS (source code)
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A bacterial mechanosensitive channel that can release solutes during sudden osmotic downshock.
Membrane tension influences opening, allowing rapid solute efflux that can reduce excessive water-driven swelling. The channel therefore acts as a pressure-relief mechanism, converting a mechanical change in the membrane into altered permeability. <Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapters 3, 6 and 15, protein function, translation and cell signalling]{ref}
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