# TACAN Is an Ion Channel Involved in Sensing Mechanical Pain: Cell **URL:** \ **Category:** Journal Club\ **Created:** [February 20, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/tacan-is-an-ion-channel-involved-in-sensing-mechanical-pain-cell/699 "2020-02-20T23:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![achamess](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.painresearcher.net/achamess/32/534_2.png) [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/tacan-is-an-ion-channel-involved-in-sensing-mechanical-pain-cell/699/1 "2020-02-20T23:07:21Z")
[https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30114-8?rss=yes](https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30114-8?rss=yes) ---
**Author:** ![adgaudet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.painresearcher.net/adgaudet/32/282_2.png) [@adgaudet](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/adgaudet)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/tacan-is-an-ion-channel-involved-in-sensing-mechanical-pain-cell/699/2 "2020-02-21T20:34:48Z")
Neat! Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![achamess](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.painresearcher.net/achamess/32/534_2.png) [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/tacan-is-an-ion-channel-involved-in-sensing-mechanical-pain-cell/699/3 "2020-02-21T20:36:47Z")
It’s an important paper. And I’m sure others ( **cough** Ardem P \*\*cough) are also trying to find some other channels that underlie mechanical pain sensing. As with heat and cold, there will likely be more than one. Eager to see what emerges. Thanks for your post on the Forum @adgaudet