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Protein 4.1 expression in the developing hair cells of the mouse inner ear.
Brain research - 11 Jan 2010
Okumura Kazuhiro, Mochizuki Eiji, Yokohama Michinari, Yamakawa Hisashi, Shitara Hiroshi, Mburu Philomena, Yonekawa Hiromichi, Brown Steve D M, Kikkawa Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Protein 4.1 (band 4.1 or 4.1R) was originally identified as an abundant protein of the human erythrocyte, in which it stabilizes the spectrin/actin cytoskeleton. Subsequently, several new family members, 4.1N, 4.1G and 4.1B, have been identified, which are expressed in many cell types, in particular at cell-cell junctions. We previously reported that 4.1R and 4.1N are expressed in the inner ear hair cells with...
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