CIB2 interacts with TMC1 and TMC2 and is essential for mechanotransduction in auditory hair cells

CIB2 interacts with TMC1 and TMC2 and is essential for mechanotransduction in auditory hair cells

Inner ear hair cells detect sound through deflection of stereocilia that harbor mechanically-gated channels. Here the authors show that protein responsible for Usher syndrome, CIB2, interacts with these channels and is essential for their function and hearing in mice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arnaud P. J. Giese, Yi-Quan Tang, Ghanshyam P. Sinha, Michael R. Bowl, Adam C. Goldring, Andrew Parker, Mary J. Freeman, Steve D. M. Brown, Saima Riazuddin, Robert Fettiplace, William R. Schafer, Gregory I. Frolenkov, Zubair M. Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00061-1

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00061-1

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