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Interaction of prestin (SLC26A5) with monovalent intracellular anions.
Novartis Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 2006
Oliver Dominik, Schächinger Thorsten, Fakler Bernd
Abstract excerpt
Outer hair cells (OHCs) of the mammalian cochlea are equipped with a specific form of cellular motility that is driven by changes of the membrane potential. This electromotility is a membrane-based process generated by the membrane protein prestin (SLC26A5). Current models suggest that prestin undergoes a force-generating conformational transition upon changes of the membrane potential. The voltage dependence of...
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