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Activation of bacterial mechanosensitive channels in a patch clamp experiment. When negative pressure (lower trace) is applied to the membrane in the patch clamp pipette (inset), mechanosensitive channel MscS is activated at low pressure. Further increase in pressure opens MscL. The amplitudes of single MscS and MscL channels are approximately 20 pA and approximately 75 pA, respectively.
