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Combinatorial cysteine mutagenesis reveals a critical intramonomer role for cysteines in prestin voltage sensing.
Biophysical journal - 7 Jul 2010
Bai Jun-Ping, Surguchev Alexei, Bian Shumin, Song Lei, Santos-Sacchi Joseph, Navaratnam Dhasakumar
Abstract excerpt
Prestin is a member of the SLC26 family of anion transporters and is responsible for electromotility in outer hair cells, the basis of cochlear amplification in mammals. It is an anion transporting transmembrane protein, possessing nine cysteine residues, which generates voltage-dependent charge...
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