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Image Caption: Piezo channels are activated by mechanical cues such as stretch, shear stress, and compression, often transmitted through extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which induce conformational changes in the C-terminal domain and inner helix to open the pore and permit Na+ and Ca2+ influx.

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