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SUBMITTER: Homma K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3023524 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of biological chemistry 20101111 3
Prestin is a voltage-dependent membrane-spanning motor protein that confers electromotility on mammalian cochlear outer hair cells, which is essential for normal hearing of mammals. Voltage-induced charge movement in the prestin molecule is converted into mechanical work; however, little is known about the molecular mechanism of this process. For understanding the electromechanical coupling mechanism of prestin, we simultaneously measured voltage-dependent charge movement and electromotility und ...[more]