Otogelin, otogelin-like, and stereocilin form links connecting outer hair cell stereocilia to each o...
Otogelin, otogelin-like, and stereocilin form links connecting outer hair cell stereocilia to each other and the tectorial membrane
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Washington: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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Washington: National Academy of Sciences
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The function of outer hair cells (OHCs), the mechanical actuators of the cochlea, involves the anchoring of their tallest stereocilia in the tectorial membrane (TM), an acellular structure overlying the sensory epithelium. Otogelin and otogelin-like are TM proteins related to secreted epithelial mucins. Defects in either cause the DFNB18B and DFNB8...
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Otogelin, otogelin-like, and stereocilin form links connecting outer hair cell stereocilia to each other and the tectorial membrane
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_pasteur_02860028v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_pasteur_02860028v1
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1902781116
