Elasticity of individual protocadherin 15 molecules implicates tip links as the gating springs for h...
Elasticity of individual protocadherin 15 molecules implicates tip links as the gating springs for hearing
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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Hair cells, the sensory receptors of the inner ear, respond to mechanical forces originating from sounds and accelerations. An essential feature of each hair cell is an array of filamentous tip links, consisting of the proteins protocadherin 15 (PCDH15) and cadherin 23 (CDH23), whose tension is thought to directly gate the cell’s transduction chann...
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Elasticity of individual protocadherin 15 molecules implicates tip links as the gating springs for hearing
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6561218
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6561218
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0027-8424,1091-6490
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1902163116
