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The effects of Tmc1 Beethoven mutation on mechanotransducer channel function in cochlear hair cells.
The Journal of general physiology - 1 Sept 2015
Beurg Maryline, Goldring Adam C, Fettiplace Robert
Abstract excerpt
Sound stimuli are converted into electrical signals via gating of mechano-electrical transducer (MT) channels in the hair cell stereociliary bundle. The molecular composition of the MT channel is still not fully established, although transmembrane channel-like protein isoform 1 (TMC1) may be one component. We found that in outer hair cells of Beethoven mice containing a M412K point mutation in TMC1, MT channels...
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