2007
Developmental Expression of the Outer Hair Cell Motor Prestin in the Mouse
Abe T, Kakehata S, Kitani R, Maruya S, Navaratnam D, Santos-Sacchi J, Shinkawa H. Developmental Expression of the Outer Hair Cell Motor Prestin in the Mouse. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2007, 215: 49-56. PMID: 17415610, PMCID: PMC4154540, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9004-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHair Cells, Auditory, OuterMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Motor ProteinsProtein ConformationProteinsConceptsLateral membranesOuter hair cellsMouse outer hair cellsMotor protein activitySteady-state levelsKnockout experimentsProtein activityDevelopmental expressionMembrane tensionGenetic modificationConformational fluctuationsCellular mechanismsMotor moleculesMolecular motorsOnset of hearingMorphological estimatesProtein densityEarly maturationQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHair cellsVpkCmDevelopmental dataCochlear amplificationMaturationFull maturation
2006
En block C-terminal charge cluster reversals in prestin (SLC26A5): Effects on voltage-dependent electromechanical activity
Bai JP, Navaratnam D, Samaranayake H, Santos-Sacchi J. En block C-terminal charge cluster reversals in prestin (SLC26A5): Effects on voltage-dependent electromechanical activity. Neuroscience Letters 2006, 404: 270-275. PMID: 16839688, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.05.062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research