Mechanotransduction: the elusive hair cell transduction channel revealed?
- PMID: 24112987
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.08.031
Mechanotransduction: the elusive hair cell transduction channel revealed?
Abstract
A family of transmembrane proteins has been shown to modulate both the calcium permeability and single-channel conductance of the vertebrate hair-cell mechanosensor, implicating them directly in inner ear mechanosensation.
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Comment on
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TMC1 and TMC2 are components of the mechanotransduction channel in hair cells of the mammalian inner ear.Neuron. 2013 Aug 7;79(3):504-15. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.019. Epub 2013 Jul 18. Neuron. 2013. PMID: 23871232 Free PMC article.
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