Diflunisal inhibits prestin by chloride-dependent mechanism
Diflunisal inhibits prestin by chloride-dependent mechanism
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The motor protein prestin is a member of the SLC26 family of anion antiporters and is essential to the electromotility of cochlear outer hair cells and for hearing. The only direct inhibitor of electromotility and the associated charge transfer is salicylate, possibly through direct interaction with an anion-binding site on prestin. In a screen to...
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Diflunisal inhibits prestin by chloride-dependent mechanism
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1930442043
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1930442043
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0183046
