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
1997
Differential Distribution of Ca2+-Activated K+ Channel Splice Variants among Hair Cells along the Tonotopic Axis of the Chick Cochlea
Navaratnam D, Bell T, Tu T, Cohen E, Oberholtzer J. Differential Distribution of Ca2+-Activated K+ Channel Splice Variants among Hair Cells along the Tonotopic Axis of the Chick Cochlea. Neuron 1997, 19: 1077-1085. PMID: 9390520, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80398-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Permeation Properties and Differential Expression across the Auditory Receptor Epithelium of an Inward Rectifier K+ Channel Cloned from the Chick Inner Ear *
Navaratnam D, Escobar L, Covarrubias M, Oberholtzer J. Permeation Properties and Differential Expression across the Auditory Receptor Epithelium of an Inward Rectifier K+ Channel Cloned from the Chick Inner Ear *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 19238-19245. PMID: 7642595, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.33.19238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBariumBase SequenceBasilar MembraneChickensCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryEpitheliumEvoked PotentialsGene Expression RegulationGlutamic AcidHair Cells, AuditoryMolecular Sequence DataPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingSequence Homology, Amino AcidXenopusConceptsAuditory receptor epitheliumDifferential expressionSingle-channel conductanceExcellent model systemSite-directed mutagenesisPutative pore regionIon channel genesInward rectifier potassium channelChick inner earCochlear sensory epitheliumReceptor epitheliumChick cochlear hair cellsChannel genesPrimary structureCochlear hair cellsNative channelsRectifier potassium channelSensory epitheliumExternal vestibulePore regionModel systemHair cellsPotassium channelsExpressionInward rectifier potassium current