2021年ノーベル医学生理学賞は、温度や圧力がどうして感じられるのかの仕組みを明らかにした2人の研究者に贈られました。熱を感じる受容体の発見でデイヴィッド・ジュリアス（David Julius）博士、圧力を感じる受容体の発見でアーデム・パタポティアン（Ardem Patapoutian）博士の二人が分け合いました。

David Julius – awarded this year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine – utilised capsaicin, a pungent compound from chilli peppers that induces a burning sensation, to identify a sensor in the nerve endings of the skin that responds to heat. pic.twitter.com/GInY2q6RlD

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2021

Learn more about the 2021 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine

Press release: https://t.co/bLE8ykcgQ2
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— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2021

2021 #NobelPrize laureate in physiology or medicine Ardem Patapoutian used pressure-sensitive cells to discover a novel class of sensors that respond to mechanical stimuli in the skin and internal organs. pic.twitter.com/6T7661lRPq

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2021

2021年度ノーベル医学生理学賞受賞者の発表

WATCH LIVE: Join us for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announcement.

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— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2021

参考

1. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2021/press-release/
2. Congrats, David Julius! (UCSF) 
3. Julius Lab at UCSF 
4. The Patapoutian Lab  
5. 「フォース」を感知するタンパク質を求めて Nature ダイジェスト Vol. 17 No. 4 | doi : 10.1038/ndigest.2020.200418 原文：Nature (2020-01-09) | doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03955-w | The quest to decipher how the body’s cells sense touch 

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