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Functional coassembly of KCNQ4 with KCNE-beta- subunits in Xenopus oocytes.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2006
Strutz-Seebohm Nathalie, Seebohm Guiscard, Fedorenko Olga, Baltaev Ravshan, Engel Jutta, Knirsch Martina, Lang Florian
Abstract excerpt
The KCNQ gene family comprises voltage-gated potassium channels expressed in epithelial tissues (KCNQ1, KCNQ5), inner ear structures (KCNQ1, KCNQ4) and the brain (KCNQ2-5). KCNQ4 is expressed in inner and outer hair cells of the inner ear where it influences electrical excitability and cell survival. Accordingly, loss of function mutations of the KCNQ4 gene cause hearing loss in humans and functional k.o.-mice...
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