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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Susanne Bechstedt
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1921 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Bechstedt S S Albert J T JT Kreil D P DP Müller-Reichert T T Göpfert M C MC Howard J J
Nature communications 20100412
Mechanoreceptors are sensory cells that transduce mechanical stimuli into electrical signals and mediate the perception of sound, touch and acceleration. Ciliated mechanoreceptors possess an elaborate microtubule cytoskeleton that facilitates the coupling of external forces to the transduction apparatus. In a screen for genes preferentially expressed in Drosophila campaniform mechanoreceptors, we identified DCX-EMAP, a unique member of the EMAP family (echinoderm-microtubule-associated proteins) ...[more]