This is a summary for all the patch clamp settings in different Piezo1 measurement articles.

Piezo1PatchclampPiezo2


Removal of the mechanoprotective influence of the cytoskeleton reveals PIEZO1 is gated by bilayer tension | Nature Communications


Full article: The activation thresholds and inactivation kinetics of poking-evoked PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 currents are sensitive to subtle variations in mechanical stimulation parameters (tandfonline.com)

cell modelNeuro2A cells on Poly-L-lysine coated dish
patch typewhole cell
intracellular buffer125 potassium gluconate, 7 KCl, 1 CaCl2, 1 MgCl2, 10 HEPES, and 4 EGTA (pH 7.3 with KOH), in mM
bath solution4 KCl, 140 NaCl 1 MgCl2, 2 CaCl2, 4 glucose and 10 HEPES (pH 7.4 with NaOH), in mM
holding potential-60mV
sampling frequency200kHz with 2.9kHz low pass filter
detection threshold-10pA

PIEZO1 but not PIEZO2 activates and inactivates faster at higher stimulation angles

PIEZOs inactivate faster when cells are poked with larger glass rods

The mechanical activation threshold of PIEZO2 decreases with increasing stimulation speeds

need to read more about the discussion


Dissecting cell membrane tension dynamics and its effect on Piezo1-mediated cellular mechanosensitivity using force-controlled nanopipettes | Nature Methods

cell modelHFF cells
patch typecell attached
intracellular buffer140 mM NaCl, 5.4 mM KCl, 10 mM HEPES, 10 mM glucose, 1 mM MgCl2, 1.8 mM CaCl2, pH 7.4 with NAOH
bath solution140 mM NaCl, 5.4 mM KCl, 10 mM HEPES, 10 mM glucose, 1 mM MgCl2, 1.8 mM CaCl2, pH 7.4 with NAOH
holding potential
sampling frequency
detection threshold

Piezo1 ion channels inherently function as independent mechanotransducers | eLife (elifesciences.org)

cell modelNeuro2A
patch typewhole cell?
intracellular buffer130 NaCl, 5 KCl, 10 HEPES, 10 TEACl, 1 CaCl2, 1 MgCl2, and pH 7.3 with NaOH.
bath solution140 KCl, 10 HEPES, 1 MgCl2, 10 glucose, and pH 7.3 with KOH.
holding potential
sampling frequency
detection threshold