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Cadherin 23 and protocadherin 15 interact to form tip-link filaments in sensory hair cells

Cadherin 23 and protocadherin 15 interact to form tip-link filaments in sensory hair cells

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Cadherin 23 and protocadherin 15 interact to form tip-link filaments in sensory hair cells

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Cadherin 23 and protocadherin 15 interact to form tip-link filaments in sensory hair cells

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature (London), 2007-09, Vol.449 (7158), p.87-91

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Tip-link structure revealed
Hair cells of the inner ear are so-called because of the hair-like projections, or stereocilia, that protrude from their apical surface. Sound-induced stereocilial motion is thought to be coupled to mechanoelectrical transduction channels via the 'tip links' that connect stereocilia to one another. Kazmierczak
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Cadherin 23 and protocadherin 15 interact to form tip-link filaments in sensory hair cells

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68240145

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68240145

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0028-0836,1476-4687

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1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature06091

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