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Mechanical stimuli may be sensed by mechanically sensitive ion channels (MSC), voltage sensitive ion channels (VSC), G protein-coupled mechanoreceptors (GPCR), or the focal adhesion complex made up of trans membrane integrins (IGRN) and several signaling molecules including focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2).
