Publications

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Interoception 

Lam, R. M., von Buchholtz, L. J., Falgairolle, M., Osborne, J., Frangos, E., Servin-Vences, M. R., Nagel, M., Nguyen, M. Q., Jayabalan, M., Saade, D., Patapoutian, A., Bönnemann, C. G., Ryba, N. J. P., & Chesler, A. T. (2023). PIEZO2 and perineal mechanosensation are essential for sexual function. Science (New York, N.Y.), 381(6660), 906–910. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37616369/ 

N'Guetta, P. Y., McLarnon, S. R., Tassou, A., Geron, M., Servin-Vences, M. R. Shirvan, S., Hill, R. Z., Scherrer, G., & O'Brien, L. L. (2024). Comprehensive mapping of sensory and sympathetic innervation of the developing kidney. Cell reports, 43(10), 114860. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11616766/ 

Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Leung, V., Seradj, S. H., Sonmez, U., Servin-Vences, R., Lipomi, D., Ye, L., & Patapoutian, A. (2024). A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024.11.18.624210. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39605632/ 

Villarino, N. W., Hamed, Y. M. F., Ghosh, B., Dubin, A. E., Lewis, A. H., Odem, M. A., Loud, M. C., Wang, Y., Servin-Vences, M. R., Patapoutian, A., & Marshall, K. L. (2023). Labeling PIEZO2 activity in the peripheral nervous system. Neuron, 111(16), 2488–2501.e8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37321223/ 

Servin-Vences, M. R., Lam, R. M., Koolen, A., Wang, Y., Saade, D. N., Loud, M., Kacmaz, H., Frausto, S., Zhang, Y., Beyder, A., Marshall, K. L., Bönnemann, C. G., Chesler, A. T., & Patapoutian, A. (2023). PIEZO2 in somatosensory neurons controls gastrointestinal transit. Cell, 186(16), 3386–3399.e15. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37541196/ 

Wang, Y., Leung, V. H., Zhang, Y., Nudell, V. S., Loud, M., Servin-Vences, M. R., Yang, D., Wang, K., Moya-Garzon, M. D., Li, V. L., Long, J. Z., Patapoutian, A., & Ye, L. (2022). The role of somatosensory innervation of adipose tissues. Nature, 609(7927), 569–574. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36045288/ 

Cellular Mechanotransduction 

Moroni, M., Servin-Vences, M. R., Fleischer, R., Sánchez-Carranza, O., & Lewin, G. R. (2018). Voltage gating of mechanosensitive PIEZO channels. Nature communications, 9(1), 1096. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29545531/ 

Servin-Vences, M. R., Moroni, M., Lewin, G. R., & Poole, K. (2017). Direct measurement of TRPV4 and PIEZO1 activity reveals multiple mechanotransduction pathways in chondrocytes. eLife, 6, e21074. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28135189/ 

Servin-Vences, M. R., Poole, K., Sporbert, A., Lewin, G. R., & Margineanu, A. (2020). Collagen Organization Within the Cartilage of Trpv4-/- Mice Studied with Two-Photon Microscopy and Polarized Second Harmonic Generation. Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology, 97(5), 504–514. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31603601/ 

Servin-Vences, M. R., Richardson, J., Lewin, G. R., & Poole, K. (2018). Mechanoelectrical transduction in chondrocytes. Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology, 45(5), 481–488. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29359488/