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Scientists identify sensor protein that underlies bladder control
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Scientists identify sensor protein that underlies bladder control

by  The Scripps Research Institute An image of sensory neurons, with those that detect signals in the bladder labeled in magenta and the “mechanosensor” protein PIEZO2 in cyan. A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has found that the main sensor protein enabling our sense of touch also underlies the feeling of having a full bladder and makes normal...