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SUBMITTER: Yang CH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3149068 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Chung-Hsiang CH Cheng Chia-Hsiung CH Chen Gen-Der GD Liao Wei-Hao WH Chen Yi-Chung YC Huang Kai-Yun KY Hwang Pung-Pung PP Hwang Sheng-Ping L SP Huang Chang-Jen CJ
PloS one 20110802 8
<h4>Background</h4>The zona pellucida (ZP) domain is part of many extracellular proteins with diverse functions from structural components to receptors. The mammalian β-tectorin is a protein of 336 amino acid residues containing a single ZP domain and a putative signal peptide at the N-terminus of the protein. It is 1 component of a gel-like structure called the tectorial membrane which is involved in transforming sound waves into neuronal signals and is important for normal auditory function. β ...[more]