α10: A determinant of nicotinic cholinergic receptor function in mammalian vestibular and cochlear mechanosensory hair cells

Belén Elgoyhen, Ana; E. Vetter, Douglas; Katz, Eleonora; V. Rothlin, Carla; F. Heinemann, Stephen; Boulter, Jim

doi:10.1073/pnas.051622798

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α10: A determinant of nicotinic cholinergic receptor function in mammalian vestibular and cochlear mechanosensory hair cells

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Mar 6, 2001

Authors:

Ana Belén Elgoyhen

Douglas E. Vetter

Eleonora Katz

Abstract

We report the cloning and characterization of rat alpha10, a previously unidentified member of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit gene family. The protein encoded by the alpha10 nAChR subunit gene is most similar to the rat alpha9 nAChR, and both alpha9 and alpha10 subunit genes ar...

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Homomeric

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Acetylcholine receptor

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